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| The United States continues to stifle Huawei |
A senior US official said a Taiwan semiconductor maker (TSMC) announced a $ 12 billion investment plan in Arizona on Friday. To build a large factory that will go into production in two years, the world's most advanced 5-nanometer chips can be manufactured. There is no guarantee that it will allow the sale of American technology to Chinese Huawei.
TSMC, the world's largest chip maker, announced its intention hours before Trump's proposal to change technology export rules. This proposal could limit TSMC sales to Huawei, which was blacklisted by the United States. . Because it is seen as a threat to national security.
The new rule, issued by the Commerce Department, is expanding power in the U.S. and requires granting Huawei, which uses American technology, permission to sell semiconductor products manufactured abroad, thereby preventing the company from exporting to Washington, the world's second largest smartphone manufacturer.
Keith Crash, Deputy Minister of Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment, answered whether a TSMC license was licensed: “I think there are no guarantees at all. TSMC activity is 12%, it is Huawei. If TSMC does not get permission, this activity is limited and there is no guarantee We do not want this to happen. "
TSMC has previously said it is working with external consultants to explain the rules in time to maintain long-term cooperation with global device manufacturers, and urges Crash and its US allies and partners to join Washington to draft national export control laws in response to security threats. It consists of Huawei and China.
Economic Growth, the Deputy Secretary of Energy and Environment, did not disclose the potential incentives to TSMC, but said: The United States government will help the company to invest successfully, adding, "I know the United States Congress is studying many aspects, and I think there are good prospects for the future."
Huawei's smartphones and telecom devices require semiconductors and have become a focal point for the struggle to dominate global technology between China and the United States. In recent months, the origins of the deadly halo virus have strained relations between the world's two largest economies.