Chiplets, a way to design chips for higher performance, has become a key prong of U.S. industrial policy. But pushing for more of this activity domestically is challenging.
The White House is set to issue sweeping restrictions on selling semiconductors and chip-making equipment to China, an attempt to curb the country’s access to technologies that can be used in war.
The new rules could be the most sweeping action taken yet by the Biden administration to thwart China’s access to American technology that powers data centers and supercomputers.