The world's largest chip maker is investigating how its products ended up in Huawei – media

TSMC, the world's largest chipmaker, suspended supplies to Chinese chipmaker Sophgo after how its products were found on an AI processor from Huawei.

According to Ukrinform, Reuters reports this with reference to two knowledgeable sources.

According to their data, Sophgo ordered from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chips, which, as it turned out, coincided with the microcircuit that was found on the Ascend 910B processor from Huawei.

At the same time, journalists Reuters was unable to determine exactly how the chip ended up on a Huawei product.

It is noted that in order to protect US national security, Huawei is prohibited from purchasing such technology from 2020.

The US Department of Commerce has already stated, that he is aware of potential export control violations. But the department cannot comment on whether any investigation is being conducted in this regard.

According to the source, about two weeks ago, TSMC reported such a find to the authorities in Taiwan and the United States, and at the same time started its own detailed investigation.

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TSMC, the world's largest chip maker, said this week that it has not supplied Huawei products since mid-September 2020.

As reported by Ukrinform, US lawmakers called on Japan to tighten restrictions on the sale of manufacturing equipment microcircuits to China and warned that otherwise the US may impose restrictions on Japanese companies.