<p>➀ TSMC stopped shipping chips to a specific customer in mid-October after discovering the chips were used in Huawei products;</p><p>➁ It is unclear whether the customer represents Huawei and where its headquarters are located;</p><p>➂ The incident provides new clues to recent reports, including those from The Information, which claimed the US recently contacted TSMC about producing chips for a blacklisted Chinese company;</p><p>➃ Huawei has relied on Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) for its chip production, including the 7-nanometer chips used in its smartphones last August;</p><p>➄ TSMC stopped shipping chips to Huawei after September 15, 2020, and reiterated this point when asked about TechInsights' report;</p><p>➅ TSMC and Huawei representatives refused to comment on the reports;</p><p>➆ The US Department of Commerce acknowledged that there may have been violations of US export control regulations;</p><p>➇ TSMC stated that it is a law-abiding company committed to complying with all applicable regulations, including export control regulations;</p><p>➈ Huawei stated that it has not produced any chips through TSMC since the implementation of the Foreign Direct Product Rule (FDPR) in 2020;</p><p>➉ Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs stated that Taiwan respects the US' export control measures and will communicate fully with TSMC;</p><p>➊ The US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) had a meeting with TSMC executives in October to discuss supply chain issues, including whether third-party distributors can provide restricted technology to China.</p>