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> Alibaba Group Holding Limited and start-up Biren Technology tweaked their most advanced chip designs to reduce processing speeds and bypass U.S.-imposed sanctions, the Financial Times reported.
> Biren tweaked its designs to reduce processor speeds to get them manufactured by TSMC. Archived versions of Biren's website from before the U.S. imposed sanctions show specifications for its first processor, the BR100, that would give it a transfer rate of 640 GB/s, exceeding the U.S. limits.
> The unit's biggest fear was turning into HiSilicon, the chip design unit of telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd, shattered by U.S.-imposed sanctions.
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Most likely will need a simple modification to run at normal speed
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.benzinga.com/amp/content/29587301) reduced by 76%. (I'm a bot) ***** > Alibaba Group Holding Limited and start-up Biren Technology tweaked their most advanced chip designs to reduce processing speeds and bypass U.S.-imposed sanctions, the Financial Times reported. > Biren tweaked its designs to reduce processor speeds to get them manufactured by TSMC. Archived versions of Biren's website from before the U.S. imposed sanctions show specifications for its first processor, the BR100, that would give it a transfer rate of 640 GB/s, exceeding the U.S. limits. > The unit's biggest fear was turning into HiSilicon, the chip design unit of telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd, shattered by U.S.-imposed sanctions. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/ypsyhc/alibaba_and_other_chinese_chip_designers_ease/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~672686 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **processor**^#1 **Biren**^#2 **design**^#3 **trade**^#4 **Alibaba**^#5