The pc maker informed suppliers late final 12 months that it goals to meaningfully decrease the quantity of China-made chips it makes use of, together with these produced at amenities owned by non-Chinese chipmakers, the report added, citing three folks with direct data of the matter.
Dell has additionally requested suppliers of different parts resembling digital modules and print circuit boards, and product assemblers to assist put together capability in nations past China, like Vietnam, the report mentioned.
This comes after the US added Chinese reminiscence chipmaker YMTC and 21 “major” Chinese gamers within the synthetic intelligence chip sector to a commerce blacklist in December 2022.
In October final 12 months, the Biden administration revealed a set of export controls that included a measure to chop China off from sure semiconductor chips made anyplace on the earth with US instruments.
PC maker HP Inc, one among Dell’s rivals, has additionally begun surveying its suppliers to gauge the feasibility of shifting manufacturing and meeting away from China, Nikkei mentioned.
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Both Dell and HP didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark.