AMD hits US roadblock in selling AI chip tailored for China

Advanced Micro Devices hit a U.S. government roadblock in its efforts to sell an artificial intelligence chip tailored for the Chinese market, as part of Washington’s crackdown on the export of advanced technologies to the country, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.

AMD tried to gain a go-ahead from the U.S. Commerce Department to sell the AI processor to China. The chip has lower performance than what AMD sells outside of China, and was designed to meet U.S. export restrictions, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter.