Chinese chip maker SMIC ‘potentially’ broke US law to make Huawei’s 7-nm smartphone processor, lawmaker says

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez was questioned about the 7-nanometre processor that SMIC made for Huawei during testimony before lawmakers Thursday. When asked by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul whether SMIC violated US controls, Estevez said “potentially, yes”. “We’ll assume that it was SMIC,” Estevez said. “I can’t talk … Read more