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Taiwan chip maker halts business with US-blacklisted Phytium

Alchip says it will seek license to supply Chinese supercomputer developer

Taiwan chip developer Alchip says it has halted operations with China's Phytium after the latter was blacklisted by the U.S. (Source photos by screenshot from Alchip and Phytium websites) 

TAIPEI -- A major Taiwanese chip designer has suspended business with Phytium Technology after Washington blacklisted the Chinese company over alleged military links, underscoring how global companies continue to be caught up in the U.S.-China tech war.

Taipei-listed Alchip Technologies provided chip design services and intellectual property to Phytium and helped it outsource chip production to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's biggest contract chipmaker. Phytium develops central processing units for use in supercomputers as well as personal computing devices and is one of the companies at the heart of China's campaign to boost its self-reliance on critical chip components.    

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