Two US lawmakers push tighter curbs on chipmakers from the Middle Kingdom

  • Rothe@piefed.social
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    Chinese RAM production is mostly going to end up in Chinese AI datacenters, as per government mandate.

    In 2025, [Chinese] authorities introduced requirements that data centers obtain at least 50% of their chips from domestic manufacturers - and by November that year, state-funded projects reportedly faced additional restrictions that excluded foreign accelerators from facilities still under construction.

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    There is not going to be a Chinese RAMPocalypse relief either way.

    • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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      It’s still increasing the supply no matter what, doesn’t matter who’s buying from where. The Chinese datacenters don’t exist in a vacuum right now, they’re depleting the supply for the rest of us.