New ban on Huawei blocks access to non-US chipmakers

Major suppliers like TSMC forced to rethink strategies

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Huawei's Kunpeng 920 chipset, designed as an alternative to Intel chips, is displayed at the Chinese group's headquarters in Shenzhen. © Reuters

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- The U.S. government on Friday further tightened export controls on Huawei Technologies' access to American equipment and software, a move designed to restrict access by China's biggest tech company to vital semiconductor supplies.

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