AMD chief govt Lisa Su says the corporate is authorised to ship sure MI308 artificial-intelligence chips to China and is able to pay a 15% payment to the U.S. authorities ought to these exports transfer forward. Talking at a Wired occasion in San Francisco, Su confirmed AMD holds the required licenses underneath the Biden-era export controls and the more moderen preparations launched by President Donald Trump.
The payment stems from an August settlement that allowed AMD and Nvidia to restart restricted, license-based shipments of superior chips to China in trade for a 15% cost to Washington. The mechanism has raised eyebrows amongst authorized students, who argue it may conflict with the U.S. Structure’s prohibition on federal taxes on exports.
Regardless of the controversy, AMD seems ready to adjust to the framework, positioning itself to serve Chinese language demand inside the slim technical limits permitted underneath U.S. national-security guidelines.
