Времева линия за това как американската китайска микрочипска война ескалира
The United States has in recent years sought to curb exports of cutting-edge semiconductors to China, with Nvidia and other US chip companies lobbying against its tough restrictions.
As Nvidia says it will resume sales of a less powerful AI semiconductor model to China, here is a run-down of the microchip conflict:
August 2022: Biden's Chips Act
Joe Biden, then US president, signs a bill to boost domestic chipmaking, an industry Washington fears China could come to dominate through mammoth state-backed investments.
The Chips and Science Act includes around $52 billion to promote the production of microchips, the tiny components that power almost all modern Машини.
октомври 2022 г.: Контрол на износа
Вашингтон внезапно лимитира износа на някои микрочипове от висок клас-от решаващо значение за производството на мощни AI системи-за Китай във връзка с националната сигурност.
