These two paragraphs quoted directly from the article.
Another report,
suggested that TSMC is also in a sticky situation when it comes to making chips designed by China startup Biren, which claims its BR100 data-center graphics-processing unit can take on Nvidia Corp.’s
A100. Nvidia recently said that
Nvidia is scheduled to report those results on Nov. 17.
Until it can determine whether or not fabricating Biren designs violates U.S. restrictions, TSMC has halted all work on Biren products, according to Bloomberg, citing an unidentified person close to the matter. Nvidia shares closed up 1.1% at $125.99.
This reminded me of the story where that little girl from I-raq was testifying before the American politicians committee. After Iraq had invaded Kuwait.
She was crying, and one thing she said, that when Iraqi soldiers came to the hospital in Kuwait, they threw out the babies in those baby incubators and took the 16 incubators with them, leaving the babies on the floor to die.
There were several problems with that story. Including the fact that Iraq had no baby incubators. But the US politicians believed that story from that little Arab girl anyways.
So ... later on ... much later ... some nosy American report got an idea. No one knew who that crying Arab girl really was.
The reporter phoned the Kuwaiti embassy in the United States. The receptionist answered.
The reporter simply asked, "Can you confirm that girl was the Kuwaiti ambassador's daughter?" The US reporter had no proof, he was just fishing.
The receptionist panicked, and blurted out, "How did you find out!?"
Thereby confirming that crying Arab girl was all a bs act.
In this case, whether TSMC will fab a chip for China, the US knows shit, and wants Bloomberg to fish it out.