TSMC told US of chip in Huawei product after TechInsights finding: Report

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company notified the US that one of its chips had been found in a Huawei product after tech research firm TechInsights took apart the product and revealed a possible violation of export restrictions on the Chinese company, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The teardown was of Huawei’s Ascend 910B, another source said. The 910B is viewed as one the most advanced AI chips from a Chinese company. The first source would not identify the item, but said the TSMC chip was one within a multi-chip system.