Moolenaar: TSMC Chips to Huawei "A Catastrophic Failure of Export Control Policy"

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Chairman John Moolenaar today released the statement below following reports that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC)-manufactured chips have fueled Huawei artificial intelligence (AI) accelerators, in a major circumvention of US export controls.

“Reports that cutting-edge TSMC-manufactured chips have contributed to Huawei’s AI development represent a catastrophic failure of US export control policy. AI accelerators, like the one that these chips fueled, are at the forefront of our technology race with the CCP, and I fear the damage done here will have significant consequences for our national security. Congress needs immediate answers from both BIS and TSMC about the scope and volume of this disaster. The U.S. government must take immediate steps to ensure this does not happen again.”