TSMC: Semiconductor found in Huawei prod • Table.Briefings

A US embargo prohibits the supply of semiconductors to the People’s Republic of China. Nevertheless, a corresponding component from Taiwan has now been discovered in a Huawei device.

The Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC has notified the US authorities about a circumvention of the embargo on computer chips. The complaint was triggered by the discovery of a TSMC semiconductor in a device from the Chinese company Huawei. The component had been found in a Huawei product after tech research firm TechInsights took apart the product. The company then contacted the US authorities.

TSMC: Semiconductor found in Huawei product despite embargo

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