Affected by U.S. export controls on Chinese supercomputer companies and research institutions, Taiwan chip makers have begun to stop exporting chips to blacklisted Chinese companies.
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on April 8 that seven Chinese supercomputer companies and research institutions were on the “entity list” for endangering “U.S. national security or U.S. foreign policy interests,” including Tianjin Feiteng Information Technology Co. The company works with several Taiwanese chip suppliers.
The blacklisted companies and entities must submit license applications to the U.S. Department of Commerce to undergo a rigorous review if they want to purchase banned products from U.S. suppliers.
TSMC has suspended accepting new orders from Tianjin Feiteng, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported Wednesday. TSMC will reportedly complete orders before the U.S. Commerce Department places Tianjin Feiteng on its entity list.
Taiwan Semiconductor said Tuesday that it has stopped shipping for Tianjin Feiteng, but has not given up on its cooperation with Feiteng. The company said 39 percent of last year’s revenue came from Tianjin Feiteng, and they are working with U.S. lawyers to understand the U.S. Commerce Department’s restrictions in hopes of applying for permission to ship.
Worldcore stressed that Feiteng produced written information that the chips are not for military use.
Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Meihua said Wednesday that Taiwan chip makers will take care to comply with the regulations for export to the United States.
She said that chip manufacturers and exporters must comply with Taiwan’s regulations, as for the new U.S. regulations, the relevant manufacturers’ exports will also comply with the elements of U.S. regulations.
Wang Meihua said: ” The world’s demand for chips is considered to be in short supply, Taiwan manufacturers will comply with international regulations and go to comply under the provision of global demand.”
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