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US: Biden Admin May Restrict Sales Of Advanced US Chips To Certain Countries

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The Biden administration is considering capping sales to certain countries of advanced AI chips produced by American companies like Nvidia, according to a Bloomberg report that notes deliberations are “in an early stage”. Such a move would represent an expansion of the Biden administration’s export controls on China

  • Bloomberg: “The new approach would set a ceiling on export licenses for certain countries in the interest of national security... Officials are focused on Persian Gulf countries that have a growing appetite for AI data centers...”
  • The report notes: “…some US officials have come to view semiconductor export licenses, particularly for Nvidia chips, as a point of leverage to achieve broader diplomatic goals. That could include asking key companies to reduce ties with China to gain access to US technology — but the concerns extend beyond Beijing.”
  • Separately, the Biden administration announced plans to provide USD$750 million to Wolfspeed to support the development of a new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips.
  • Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in a statement: “[The] administration is taking a meaningful step towards reigniting U.S. manufacturing of the chips that underpin these important technologies.”
  • AP notes: “The new Wolfspeed facility in Siler City could be a critical symbol in this year’s election, as it opened earlier this year in a swing state county that is undergoing rapid economic expansion in large part due to incentives provided by the Biden-Harris administration.”
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The Biden administration is considering capping sales to certain countries of advanced AI chips produced by American companies like Nvidia, according to a Bloomberg report that notes deliberations are “in an early stage”. Such a move would represent an expansion of the Biden administration’s export controls on China

  • Bloomberg: “The new approach would set a ceiling on export licenses for certain countries in the interest of national security... Officials are focused on Persian Gulf countries that have a growing appetite for AI data centers...”
  • The report notes: “…some US officials have come to view semiconductor export licenses, particularly for Nvidia chips, as a point of leverage to achieve broader diplomatic goals. That could include asking key companies to reduce ties with China to gain access to US technology — but the concerns extend beyond Beijing.”
  • Separately, the Biden administration announced plans to provide USD$750 million to Wolfspeed to support the development of a new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips.
  • Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in a statement: “[The] administration is taking a meaningful step towards reigniting U.S. manufacturing of the chips that underpin these important technologies.”
  • AP notes: “The new Wolfspeed facility in Siler City could be a critical symbol in this year’s election, as it opened earlier this year in a swing state county that is undergoing rapid economic expansion in large part due to incentives provided by the Biden-Harris administration.”