The US accuses the Taiwanese giant of supplying chips to Huawei

Jakarta –

The United States government through the Department of Commerce accused TSMC of supplying chips to Huawei, and will investigate the large technology company from Taiwan.

The US Commerce Department accused TSMC of supplying chips for cellphones and AI chips to Huawei even though Chinese manufacturers are prohibited from accepting chip supplies from companies that use American technology.

This report came out of The Information, which said that the US Department of Commerce directly asked TSMC if they supplied chips to Huawei, directly or indirectly, as mentioned by detikINET from GSM Arena, Tuesday (22/10/2024).

However, according to TSMC, they are a company that complies with the law and will make an effort to ensure compliance, including conducting investigations and communicating to the public. active with all parties involved.

This study focuses on the Kirin 9000 chip, one of which is used in the Mate 60 line of cell phones, and the Ascend AI chip, which, according to the US government, should use components that cannot Huawei because of the ban.

However, Huawei claims that all its chips come from China Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC). Although there were reports before that the Kirin 9006C chip used in the Qingyan L450 computer made by Huawei also came from TSMC.

As you know, the American government has banned Huawei from buying chips made with American technology from 2020. Huawei is even banned from buying chip manufacturing equipment, so they can’t sell their chips make yourself

The Commerce Department’s allegations overshadowed the good news from TSMC’s financial report, which recorded a 54% increase in profits in Q3 2024 due to growing demand for AI chips.

TSMC does not have its own AI chip, but they provide AI chip manufacturing services from companies such as Apple and Nvidia. As a result, they can reap financial benefits from the growing popularity of AI in a variety of industries.

TSMC’s increased profits also influenced the value of its shares which rose by 10% immediately after the announcement.

(asj/asj)