Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs
US chip champion Intel was so confused by the US government ban on foreign-made robots that it requested and received a waiver “out of an abundance of…
Ars Technica reports: US chip champion Intel was so confused by the US government ban on foreign-made robots that it requested and received a waiver “out of an abundance of caution.”
The tech company wanted to make sure that it could continue using certain robotic vehicles in its US chip fabs.
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