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The United States may further tighten restrictions on China’s access to chip technology critical to artificial intelligence, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that the Biden administration is considering taking action against the high-tech chip architecture known as “Omnigate.” GAA refers to a new transistor architecture that can bring better performance and lower power consumption.
Korean Samsung Electronics The production of 3nm wafers using GAA technology has begun. British Semiconductor It is said plans to incorporate GAA into its upcoming 2nm chips.
Shares of TSMC and Samsung Electronics rose 1.6% and 0.4% respectively in early Asian trading on Wednesday.
Bloomberg pointed out that sources said that the United States is still “determining the scope of potential rules” and it is unclear when the process will end. The report said the U.S. measures would try to make it more difficult for China to integrate advanced computing systems needed to build and run artificial intelligence models.
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Bureau of Industry and Security, which oversee export controls, did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
The United States has passed a series of export controls starting in October 2022, aiming to restrict China’s access to advanced chip technology, especially technology used in artificial intelligence applications. In October last year, China further tightened export restrictions on its artificial intelligence chips in an attempt to halt shipments of more advanced chips from Nvidia and other companies.
Bloomberg reports that the potential draft GAA restrictions are considered “too broad.” It added that it was unclear whether the measure would target GAA developments in China or ban foreign companies from selling products to China.
In May, China invested 344 billion yuan ($47.5 billion) in China Third Semiconductor Fund, is seen as a move to promote “technological self-reliance.” The move comes as countries such as the United States and the Netherlands seek to curb China’s technological prowess.
Earlier this year, the Dutch government banned chip equipment manufacturers ASML The export of some tools to China is prohibited.
read full report on Bloomberg.
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