AI chip smugglers exploit trade loophole to move banned HBM from South Korea into China
Smugglers pair high-end memory with cheap unsanctioned processors to pass customs checks, undermining US-led restrictions on AI hardware sales to China.
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- The Times of IndiaChip smuggler details how a single loophole is letting banned South Korean RAM slip into China’s AI labs
- Crypto BriefingAI chip smugglers exploit export loopholes to move banned HBM to China
- TechGigRegulatory loophole allows banned HBM chips into China AI labs
- The InformationHow Smugglers Get Expensive Memory Chips to China from South Korea
- Mezha.netSmuggler exploits export-control loophole to move HBM from South Korea to China, report says
- WccftechSmugglers Reportedly Pair Top-Tier HBM With Throwaway Server Chips To Dodge U.S. Export Controls, Then Melt Them Apart In China
- BigGo FinanceSmugglers Slip Banned HBM Into China by Bundling It With Junk Server Chips
- MSNAI chip smugglers exploit trade control loophole to bring banned HBM from South Korea into China