Recent #Trade Restrictions news in the semiconductor industry

5 months ago

➀ Nvidia announced a $5.5 billion financial hit after U.S. authorities imposed new export restrictions on its H20 HGX AI GPU designed for the Chinese market.

➁ The U.S. government cited H20's memory and interconnect bandwidth as well as its potential use in supercomputers as reasons for restrictions.

➂ Nvidia's H20 HGX is a cut-down version of its H100 processor, specifically engineered to comply with U.S. government restrictions.

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9 months ago
➀ The US imposes trade restrictions on 140 companies involved in technology trade with China, including SMIC and Huawei. ➁ Three Chinese semiconductor equipment manufacturers are also targeted. ➂ Products from Samsung, Hynix, and Micron are banned. ➃ The move is part of the Biden-Harris administration's targeted approach to hinder China's indigenous production of advanced technologies. ➄ New rules are established to stop the export of products containing US components to China.
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about 1 year ago
➀ The Dutch government plans to limit ASML's ability to maintain semiconductor equipment in China, affecting advanced process manufacturing efforts. ➁ This decision, influenced by U.S. pressure, may involve high-end deep ultraviolet (DUV) equipment and could lead to equipment malfunctions as early as next year. ➂ The U.S. may implement unilateral measures like the Foreign Direct Product Rule (FDPR) if allied countries do not align with its China export control policies.
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