Leading semiconductor analyst says AMD should be investigated for 'treason' over availability of restricted chips in China, AMD blames diversion of export-controlled RFSoC — $36,000 radar silicon allegedly quoted at $1,000 for crowdfunding project | Tom's Hardware
Export-restricted hardware with 40 – 52 weeks lead times readily available in China (almost).
A Chinese tech firm’s crowd-funded project has touched off a firestorm over U.S. export controls after an analyst spotted a heavily restricted, military-grade AMD chip in its design selling for pennies on the dollar. The discovery — and the analyst’s subsequent call for a treason investigation — puts a sharp spotlight on how easily dual-use silicon can bypass strict U.S. national security sanctions through third-party supply chains ... despite corporate denials of direct sales.
Dylan Patel, the head of top semiconductor analysis company SemiAnalysis, has discovered that China's Puzhi Electronic Technology is crowdfunding development of a system based on AMD's Zync UltraScale+ XCZU47DR RFSoC, which is a U.S. export-controlled dual-use component. He called on the government to investigate AMD for treason.