TSMC halts new Huawei orders after US tightens restrictions

Taiwan chipmaker's relationship with second-biggest customer under fire

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TSMC's two biggest customers are Apple of the U.S. followed by Chinese titan Huawei. (Source photos by Nikkei)

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writer

TAIPEI -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's biggest contract chipmaker, has halted new orders from Huawei Technologies in response to tighter U.S. export controls aimed at further limiting the Chinese company's access to crucial chip supplies, multiple sources told the Nikkei Asian Review.

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