Chinese chip manufacturer Xiamen Sophgo has denied having any business relationship with Huawei after being cut off by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
Chinese chip designer Xiamen Sophgo — a firm with links to Bitmain — has denied any business relationship with Huawei, after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) cut dealings with it following a United States probe into potential sanctions violations.
According to an Oct. 27 report from Reuters, Sophgo ordered chips from TMSC that matched the ones found on Huawei’s Ascend 910B, citing two people familiar with the matter.
The US Department of Commerce launched an investigation into whether TSMC knowingly supplied chips to Huawei, which has been subject to US sanctions since 2020 due to national security concerns, according to an Oct. 17 report from The Information.
