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The U.S. Department of Commerce last week ordered numerous chip equipment companies to halt certain tool shipments to China's second-largest chipmaker Hua Hong.
The U.S. Commerce Department has ordered equipment companies to halt certain shipments to Hua Hong.
KEY POINTS
- New restrictions also target Huali Microelectronics, preparing a 7-nanometer chipmaking process in Shanghai.
- Hua Hong has developed technologies potentially usable for making artificial intelligence chips.
- Lam Research, Applied Materials, and KLA are among companies believed to have received Commerce letters.
- The restrictions could cause U.S. suppliers to lose billions, particularly for advanced chipmaking plants.
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