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Taiwan’s commerce ministry has added Chinese chipmakers Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its export control list, amid increasing trade and technology frictions between Taiwan, China, and the U.S.

Taiwan has added Chinese tech giant Huawei and chip titan SMIC to its export blacklist, further restricting Beijing’s access to advanced chip technology.

Taiwan has added Huawei and SMIC to its strategic high-tech commodities entity list, requiring Taiwanese companies to secure government approval before exporting to these entities.

An examination of Huawei’s strategies to obtain advanced AI chips, focusing on the Ascend 910 family, TSMC’s involvement, and the challenges of chip manufacturing and yields.

A recent report suggests that Huawei has access to a substantial number of Ascend 910C AI chips, despite US sanctions.