The Decoder· Maximilian Schreiner·· 4 h ago
Huawei tells customers to find their own AI chip memory, effectively outsourcing procurement to the black market
Huawei tells customers to find their own AI chip memory, effectively outsourcing procurement to the black market
AI summary
Huawei is telling customers to source the high-performance memory for its AI chips on their own, pushing them onto the black market. Smugglers are exploiting a loophole in U.S. export rules by bundling HBM with low-end processors, shipping them through Hong Kong, and separating the chips on site.
Selection record
Threshold 76Media and individualsFirst 71Second 71
Not admittedSum of both 142 < twice the threshold 152
- Source tier
- Media and individuals; this tier's threshold is 76
- Pre-filter
- passed：华为AI芯片内存短缺及黑市采购
A model scores each item twice, independently, against one written standard, out of 100. An item is admitted only when the two scores add up to twice the threshold. The threshold is set per source tier.
Source: The Decoder · the-decoder.com