US blacklists company that ordered TSMC chip found in Huawei processor

Sophgo and other entities linked to it were among 14 China-based companies and two Singapore-based companies added to the U.S. Commerce Department's Entity List, according to a federal government notice. Companies on the list cannot receive goods or technology exports without a license, which is generally denied. Sophgo drew attention after a chip found on Huawei's Ascend 910B multi-chip AI system matched one it ordered from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.