Intel Halts CPU Shipments to Inspur: One of the World's Top-5 Server Builders

[btarunr]

Intel has reportedly halted shipments of processors (and other data-center hardware) to Inspur, one of the world's top-5 server manufacturer by market-share, and China's single largest. The supply stoppage comes in the wake of the Pentagon it as one of 20 companies it says are controlled by the Chinese military. "We have temporarily paused shipments to one customer in order ensure compliance with U.S. Government export regulations. This is a temporary pause expected to last less than two weeks for some items, and others will resume in a matter of days. We will resume shipments as soon as we can do so while ensuring compliance with U.S. law," said Intel, in a statement to Tom's Hardware.



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[Caring1]

Is two weeks long enough for the NSA to build in back doors now?

 

[ymbaja]

Is two weeks long enough for the NSA to build in back doors now?

No, but fortunately it’s already built. They just need to make sure it’s included on all of the chips getting shipped.

 

[chodaboy19]

What about AMD?

 

[john_]

This is a temporary pause expected to last less than two weeks for some items, and others will resume in a matter of days.

In the Pentagon, about how to deal with the Chinese government.

- We can't let this continue any longer unanswered. We need to take action. They are building supercomputers with our chips.
- What will we do?
- We need to stop them immediately and decisively.
- Yes, let's force Intel to completelly stop supplying them with Xeon CPUs and never sell them any more in the future.
- No no no. Gentlemen. Calm down. Let's be more rational OK? Two weeks. Two weeks will do the trick. Let's not overreact. Let's not forget that they are still using Xeons CPUs, full of our security holes. IF they start using AMD's EPYC CPUs, then yes, then we have a problem.