US warns companies around the world to stay away from Huawei chips
by Demetri Sevastopulo, Zijing Wu, and Ryan McMorrow from Ars Technica - All content on (#6X981)
President Donald Trump's administration has taken a tougher stance on Chinese technology advances, warning companies around the world that using artificial intelligence chips made by Huawei could trigger criminal penalties for violating US export controls.
The commerce department issued guidance to clarify that Huawei's Ascend processors were subject to export controls because they almost certainly contained, or were made with, US technology.
Its Bureau of Industry and Security, which oversees export controls, said on Tuesday it was taking a more stringent approach to foreign AI chips, including issuing guidance that using Huawei Ascend chips anywhere in the world violates US export controls."