TSMC cuts off at least two customers producing chips for Huawei - Golem.de
TSMC says it has stopped supplying chips to at least two companies that produce chips for Huawei.
The move comes after the US government added Huawei to its Entity List, which restricts US companies from doing business with the Chinese company.
TSMC is the world's largest contract chipmaker, and its decision to cut off Huawei is a major blow to the Chinese company.
Huawei is the world's second-largest smartphone maker, and it relies on TSMC to produce its chips.
The US government has been pressuring TSMC to stop doing business with Huawei, and the chipmaker's decision to comply is a sign that the US government's campaign against Huawei is having an impact.
TSMC's decision to cut off Huawei is likely to have a significant impact on the Chinese company's ability to produce smartphones.
Huawei may be able to find other chipmakers to produce its chips, but it is likely that these chips will be more expensive and less advanced than the chips that TSMC produces.
The US government's campaign against Huawei is part of a broader effort to contain China's rise as a technological superpower.
The US government is concerned that Huawei's close ties to the Chinese government could give China access to sensitive US technology.
The US government has also accused Huawei of stealing intellectual property from US companies.
Huawei has denied these allegations, and it has said that it is a private company that is not controlled by the Chinese government.
However, the US government's campaign against Huawei is likely to continue, and it is possible that TSMC's decision to cut off Huawei is just the beginning.