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SPIL appears in 2 stories we have published between October 2026 and November 2026, mostly in our Technology coverage. It is most often reported alongside AMD, ASE and CoAsia Electronics.
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Smugglers solder HBM onto low-performance processors to bypass US export rules
Smugglers are evading US export restrictions on high-bandwidth memory (HBM) by soldering it onto low-performance processors, allowing the packages to be legally shipped to China. Once there, workshops in Shenzhen extract the HBM3E stacks and sell them for approximately $4,000 each, primarily to Huawei customers. The scheme exploits a December 2024 BIS exclusion for co-packaged chips where the dominant function is processing.
4 November 2026
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Smugglers solder HBM onto low-performance processors to bypass US export rules
Smugglers exploit a BIS loophole by co-packaging HBM with low-performance processors to ship restricted memory to China, where it is resold for $4,000 per…
AMD acquires World Labs for $8.2B as chip demand surges and AI rules tighten
AMD CEO Lisa Su says chip demand will outstrip supply for years, advocates for industry-led AI safety, and acquires World Labs for $8.2B as EU tightens AI…