US goes even further to prevent a 5nm successor to Huawei’s Kirin 9000s

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Reuters reported that the Biden administration has intensified restrictions on China’s top sanctioned chipmaker, SMIC, following revelations that its most advanced factory, SMIC South, produced a sophisticated chip for Huawei’s Mate 60 series devices. China manages to fabricate chips despite several trade restrictions intended to prevent the same The trade sanctions aim to curb the flow of U.S. technology to SMIC and undermine its ability to manufacture advanced chips for Huawei or any other Chinese manufacturer. The Huawei Mate 60 series, powered by the 7nm Kirin 9000 series chip, symbolized China’s technological resurgence despite ongoing efforts by the U.S. to...