Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has said it alerted the US government to a potential attempt to have it manufacture artificial intelligence chips for Chinese technology group Huawei in circumvention of export controls.
台积电(TSMC)表示其曾经向美国政府发出警示，称有人试图委托该公司为中国科技集团华为(Huawei)制造人工智能(AI)芯片，以规避出口管制。
The Information, a technology news publication, reported last week that the Department of Commerce was investigating whether TSMC had been violating US export controls by making AI or smartphone chips for Huawei.
科技新闻刊物《The Information》上周报道称，美国商务部正在调查台积电是否违反了美国的出口管制，为华为制造AI或智能手机芯片。
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said it had itself brought the issue to Washington’s attention.
身为世界最大代工芯片制造商的台积电表示，它自己早已向美方报告这件事，希望引起华盛顿方面的注意。