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Smugglers exploit loophole to supply Huawei's AI chips
Original: Smugglers exploit $4,000 HBM loophole to feed Huawei's next AI chip
Reports say smugglers are exploiting a loophole involving high-bandwidth memory worth around $4,000 to supply components for Huawei's next AI chip, despite export controls intended to cut off advanced semiconductors to China. The scheme highlights gaps in restrictions on HBM, a critical part of AI accelerators, and raises questions about how effectively US-led curbs can be enforced against Chinese chipmakers.
Why now: Fresh reporting on sanctions evasion feeding China's AI chip ambitions has drawn attention to enforcement gaps in semiconductor export controls.
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