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The US government has taken decisive action by prohibiting chip equipment manufacturers from exporting their tools to Hua Hong.
The US Commerce Department ordered key chip equipment makers to halt exports to Hua Hong's facilities.
KEY POINTS
- The new export restrictions target Hua Hong's Fab 6 and an under-construction plant called 8a.
- Hua Hong's Huali Microelectronics has begun 7-nm chip R&D with Huawei-backed SiCarrier's support.
- Huawei is planning to move part of its AI chip production from SMIC to Hua Hong.
- The Commerce Department used 'is-informed' letters to rapidly impose licensing without formal rulemaking.
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