Compute Statecraft
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House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the AI OVERWATCH Act (April 22, 2026) to strengthen export controls on advanced AI chips and increase transparency in licensing.
Open MapU.S. Department of Commerce bureau administering export controls and industrial security measures affecting advanced compute, chips, and dual-use technology flows. • United States
Chinese cloud, server, and supercomputing supplier under U.S. Entity List controls tied to military-modernization and supercomputer end-use concerns. • China
Global semiconductor foundry and integrated device manufacturer (IDM) lead for HBM4 memory-logic integration and 4nm/3nm capacity. • South Korea / Global
Primary architect of China's sovereign AI stack; developer of 1T-parameter MoE models natively integrated with Huawei Ascend/SMIC N+3 compute. • China / Global
Critical lithography supplier and structural chokepoint in advanced semiconductor production. • Netherlands / Global
Critical architect of AI interconnects and optical DSPs; primary gatekeeper for NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion ecosystem and CPO (Co-Packaged Optics). • Global / US
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