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TSMC, whose chips power everything from electric vehicles and high-end smartphones to advanced artificial intelligence systems, declared that it would no longer accept orders for semiconductors sized at 7 nanometers or smaller from any Chinese entity. This announcement came in response to concerns raised after the discovery of TSMC chips in a recent Huawei product, suggesting that sanctions imposed to limit China's access to advanced technologies were not as effective as hoped.