TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has notified Chinese chip design companies that it will suspend production of their most advanced artificial intelligence chips, as Washington continues to impede Beijing's artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions, reports London's Financial Times.
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, told Chinese customers it would no longer manufacture AI chips at advanced process nodes of 7 nanometres or smaller, sources said.
Two said any future supplies of such semiconductors by tsmc to Chinese customers would be subject to an approval process likely to involve Washington.
TSMC's tighter rules could reset the ambitions of Chinese technology giants such as Alibaba and Baidu, which have invested heavily in designing semiconductors for their AI clouds, as well as a growing number of AI chip design start-ups that have turned to the Taiwanese group for manufacturing.
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TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, told Chinese customers it would no longer manufacture AI chips at advanced process nodes of 7 nanometres or smaller, sources said.
Two said any future supplies of such semiconductors by tsmc to Chinese customers would be subject to an approval process likely to involve Washington.
TSMC's tighter rules could reset the ambitions of Chinese technology giants such as Alibaba and Baidu, which have invested heavily in designing semiconductors for their AI clouds, as well as a growing number of AI chip design start-ups that have turned to the Taiwanese group for manufacturing.
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