Odaily Planet Daily News: A knowledgeable source revealed that the Biden administration plans to include the AI company Sophgo, associated with Bitmain, on the U.S. Department of Commerce's restricted trade list because the chips manufactured by TSMC for the company were illegally incorporated into Huawei's AI processors. It is reported that companies violating U.S. national security and foreign policy interests are placed on the list, and exporters are prohibited from shipping goods and technology to the U.S. without a license, which is likely to be denied. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Commerce declined to comment. Sophgo did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In a statement issued in October, the company stated, 'We have never established any direct or indirect business relationship with Huawei.' Previously, in October, Sophgo stated in a written statement that it has never had any direct or indirect business relationship with Huawei, but it also did not deny reports of being cut off from chip supplies by TSMC. Additionally, the company stated that it 'has provided TSMC with a detailed investigation report to demonstrate that the company is unrelated to the investigation involving Huawei.' The U.S. Department of Commerce initiated an investigation against TSMC earlier that month to confirm whether it provided chips to Huawei, after which TSMC stopped supplying chips to the AI company Sophgo associated with Bitmain. Two knowledgeable sources indicated that TSMC has cut off chip supplies to the relevant company. Since 2020, Huawei has been banned from procuring chips manufactured using U.S. technology, including chips produced by TSMC. TSMC stated that it uses U.S. technology in its chip manufacturing process and will comply with U.S. laws. Previously, related news reported that semiconductor research company TechInsights claimed that after disassembling Huawei's current high-end AI accelerator chip Ascend 910B, it found that this chip may have been manufactured by TSMC, which also implies that TSMC may have violated U.S. export controls.