U.S. further restricts TSMC and Samsung chips from reaching China

U.S. further restricts TSMC and Samsung chips from reaching China U.S. further restricts TSMC and Samsung chips from reaching China

TAIPEI/NEW YORK — The U.S. unveiled new measures targeting the global semiconductor sector on Wednesday that further restrict top chipmakers TSMC and Samsung as well as top chip packaging suppliers from providing advanced manufacturing services to Chinese and other unverified chip developers globally.

The Commerce Department said it is broadening the licensing requirements for contract chipmakers and packaging and testing suppliers seeking to export chips under the 14- or 16-nanometer level and which exceed a certain threshold of transistor counts, unless the companies are authorized by the U.S. Such chips are used in advancing applications including artificial intelligence.