AMD, Intel, and TSMC Halt Chip Sales to Russia

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AMD and Intel have confirmed that they have suspended chip sales to Russia, a move that aligns with some of the export restrictions that the U.S. and other countries have enacted in response to Putin’s move on Ukraine. TSMC has also followed suit, according to a report from The Washington Post, which can confirm that the world’s most advanced semiconductor foundry has stopped all sales to not only Russia, but third parties that supply products to the country. Among the chips that TSMC is no longer sending are Elbrus-branded semiconductors, which are used by Russian military and security.



“Based on sanctions placed on Russia by the United States and other nations, at this time AMD is suspending its sales and distribution of our products into Russia and Belarus,” an AMD representative said in an email to PC World. “It is all AMD products and products we power (PCs...

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