US may fine TSMC $1B over chip allegedly used in Huawei AI processor 

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may have to pay a fine of $1 billion or more to resolve a U.S.export control investigation related to a chip it made that was used in a Huawei AI processor, according to a report by Reuters.

In nesting-doll fashion, it’s alleged that TSMC’s chip is built into Sophgo’s chip, and Sophgo’s chip is subsequently built into the Ascend 901B, per the report.

TSMC did not provide any further comments as it is now “in [a] quiet period,” a spokesperson for the chipmaker said in an emailed statement to TechCrunch.

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Author / Journalist: Kate Park

Category: Technology

Markets: United StatesCanadaChinaTaiwan

Topics: TSMC AI Huawei

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Published On: 2025-04-09 @ 15:31:42 (1 weeks ago)

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