Chinese chip startup shows key gap in Biden export curbs

TSMC headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan. — AP

SHANGHAI: One of China’s most promising chip designers has already navigated through the Biden administration’s export restrictions and concluded it will be able to continue tapping Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) to produce its advanced silicon.

Biren Technology develops artificial intelligence (AI) chips and is considered a promising domestic contender to compete with graphics chips from Nvidia Corp, which has said it can no longer sell its most advanced AI products into China.