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Shares in SMIC, China’s largest contract chipmaker, plunged on Thursday, after two US congressmen called on the White House to further restrict export sales to the company.

China’s top chipmaker may be in hot water as US lawmakers call for further sanctions after Huawei ‘breakthrough’::Shares in SMIC, China’s largest contract chipmaker, plunged on Thursday, after two US congressmen called on the White House to further restrict export sales to the company.

  • HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nlEnglish
    15·
    1 year ago

    Five seems like an exaggeration. I heard around three.

    probably judt thought the sanctions weren‘t hard enough

    They act in their own interests, you make it sound like sanctions are the state of nature.

    • iopq@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It’s around the level of A12 from 2018. Now, Android phones from 3 years ago are also this level, but still

    • CosmoNova@feddit.deEnglish
      24·
      1 year ago

      They act in their own interests, you make it sound like sanctions are the state of nature.

      It is common practice in China itself. It is how they have dealt with pretty much everything so far. Why is it surprising the US follows suit?

      I heard 3 generations behind which is about 5 years. They also used components from south korea against sanctions. It is not fully domestic and that should hardly be a surprise.