TSMC Notifies US About Deal With China’s Huawei, Claims It Isn’t The Subject of Investigation For Now

TSMC has notified the US about a potential semiconductor deal with China, claiming that the Taiwan giant isn’t the subject of investigation for now.

TSMC Reveals That The Huawei Order From China Came In Before The US Sanctions, Hence The Firm Is “All Clean” In Legal Terms

A new fiasco has evolved in the semiconductor industry, where the famous research firm TechInsights has reportedly torn down one of Huawei’s Ascend 910B AI chips, only to find out that it utilizes TSMC’s semiconductor, which became a matter of huge concern given that TSMC was being pointed out in violation of the US export restrictions. However, a new report by Reuters claims that TSMC had already notified the US Department of Commerce about Huawei’s use of its chips and that the Taiwan giant isn’t under scrutiny for now.

We proactively communicated with the US commerce department regarding the matter in the report. We are not aware of TSMC being the subject of any investigation at this time.

TSMC is a law-abiding company and we are committed to complying with all applicable rules and regulations, including applicable export controls. In compliance with the regulatory requirements, TSMC has not supplied to Huawei since mid-September 2020

– TSMC via The Financial Times

Interestingly, just last week, the US Department of Commerce initiated an investigation into whether TSMC was involved in a potential violation of US export controls, so the Huawei plot came at a somewhat surprising…