artificial intelligence company Sophgo, which is associated with Bitmain, stated in a statement that it has never had any direct or indirect business relationship with Huawei and has provided TSMC with a detailed investigation report. Earlier, it was reported that the US Department of Commerce launched an investigation against TSMC earlier this month to confirm whether it provided chips to Huawei. Subsequently, TSMC stopped supplying chips to Sophgo, an artificial intelligence company associated with Bitmain.