Huawei Leaves AI Chip Memory Sourcing to Customers
Chinese tech firm Huawei is telling customers to find the high-performance memory for its AI chips on their own. Smugglers reportedly bundle this memory with low-end processors and ship them through Hong Kong. They exploit a gap in US export rules, pushing supply onto the black market.
Quick glossaryExport rules, Black market
- Export rules
- Government limits on which products and technology can be sent to other countries, often for security reasons.
- Black market
- Illegal trade in goods that are sold secretly, outside official channels and without legal approval.
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