Dhaka, May 15 -- In a sweeping move aimed at tightening the screws on China's tech ambitions, the United States has issued a global ban on the use of Huawei's AI chipsets, extending the restriction even within China's own borders. The ban is part of Washington's intensified campaign to curb Beijing's rapid progress in semiconductor development - a domain where existing rules have struggled to keep up.

On May 13 (local time), the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) dropped a bombshell, stating that "using Huawei's Ascend chipsets anywhere in the world constitutes a violation of U.S. export controls." According to Bloomberg, this move will make it increasingly difficult for Huawei to build high-performance c...