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Sophgo Technologies Ltd.

Chinese chip designer specialized in RISC-V and TPUs, blacklisted in May 2026 for serving as a procurement proxy for Huawei's AI silicon needs. • China / Singapore / Global

Updated May 16, 10:00 UTC

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May 16, 10:00 UTC

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Chinese chip designer specialized in RISC-V and TPUs, blacklisted in May 2026 for serving as a procurement proxy for Huawei's AI silicon needs. in China / Singapore / Global. This dossier is meant to stay receipt-first, not biography-first.

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Positions

  • Sophgo was added to the U.S. Department of Commerce Entity List on May 16, 2026, for acting as a procurement intermediary for Huawei's AI chip production.

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  • Sophgo is an affiliate of Bitmain and was led by Bitmain co-founder Zhan Ketuan; it leveraged its crypto-mining roots to build a high-performance RISC-V and TPU portfolio.

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  • GOVERNANCE EXECUTION: Operators must implement a 30-day freeze on Sophgo procurement, a 60-day audit of RISC-V IP lineages, and a 90-day rollout of 'Foundry-Interlayer' compliance checks.

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Receipts

  • Department of Commerce Entity List Update - May 16, 2026

    primary • 2026-05-16

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  • Reuters: US blacklists Huawei intermediary Sophgo

    secondary • 2026-05-16

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Network

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Timeline

  • 2026-05-16

    U.S. Department of Commerce officially adds Sophgo Technologies Ltd. and 15 affiliates to the Entity List.