TSMC may not have voluntarily cut shipments of advanced AI processors to Chinese entities, as reported last week. Rather, it was ordered to do so by the U.S. government, according to a South China Morning Post report published earlier today.
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a notice to TSMC imposing export controls on advanced AI processors and GPUs made on technologies that are produced on a 7nm-class or more advanced fabrication process. The regulation does not cover chips for automotive and consumer devices.
