The U.S. has reportedly asked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) to halt shipments of chips used in AI applications to customers from China.

The US order comes just weeks after TSMC notified that one of its chips had been found in a Huawei AI processor.

The United States has directed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to suspend shipments of advanced chips to Chinese companies, primarily those used in artificial intelligence applications,

The U.S. ordered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers that are often used in artificial intelligence applications starting Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The United States has ordered Taiwanese company TSMC to stop supplying advanced chips to China starting Monday, reports Reuters. We are talking about technologies used in AI applications. According to the source,

It turns out that TSMC did not voluntarily stopped supply of advanced AI processors, it was told to by the American government.

Department of Commerce sends letter to TSMC imposing export restrictions on certain sophisticated chips destined for China.