"Intel's reported work with ACM also raises concerns following President Donald Trump's decision last year for the US government to acquire a stake of up to 10% in the Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker. They urged Intel to act as a responsible steward of US taxpayer dollars and called on it to avoid further collaboration with ACM or any companies attempting to undermine US export controls."
"The lawmakers said that ACM units based in Shanghai and South Korea have previously done work with Chinese companies that the Pentagon has publicly connected to China's military, including Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. and ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc."
"Intel's entanglements with blacklisted Chinese companies calls into question whether taxpayer dollars are subsidizing activities that could directly threaten US national security and leadership in semiconductor manufacturing."
Six US senators from both parties sent a letter to Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan requesting clarification on the chipmaker's relationship with ACM Research, a semiconductor equipment manufacturer whose subsidiaries remain on a Commerce Department blacklist for national security reasons. The senators referenced a Reuters report indicating Intel tested ACM equipment for semiconductor patterning. ACM's Shanghai and South Korea units have previously worked with Chinese companies linked to China's military, including SMIC, Yangtze Memory Technologies, and ChangXin Memory Technologies. The senators expressed concern that Intel's ACM collaboration contradicts responsible stewardship of US taxpayer dollars, particularly following the government's decision to acquire up to 10% stake in Intel. They urged the company to cease further collaboration with ACM or companies undermining US export controls.
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