Gallagher planned to tell the group he believes that U.S. rules enacted last October that cut off the sale of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China should be tightened to cover less advanced chips, the source said. The source added that Gallagher also aimed to talk with the group about reducing the number of semiconductor manufacturing machines that could be sent to China.and other firms have venture capital arms that have invested in Chinese technology companies, the source added.
A representative for the Semiconductor Industry Association did not immediately return a request for comment.