In response to allegations that its chips were found in the gadgets of the Shenzhen-based company Huawei, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation denied that the US was investigating.

According to a company spokesperson who spoke to CNBC, TSMC is a law-abiding business that is dedicated to compliance by all relevant laws and norms, including export controls.

Magazine with a tech focus Last week, The Information revealed that the Department of Commerce was investigating suspected TSMC had been violating U.S. export regulations by producing AI or smartphone processors for Huawei.

Additionally, the spokesperson stated that they actively discuss the issue in the report to the U.S. Commerce Department. They have no idea that TSMC Huawei is currently the focus of any inquiries. Because of national security concerns, Huawei was put on a U.S. trade blacklist in May 2019. The biggest contract chip maker in the world, TSMC, said that it hasn't sent semiconductors to Huawei since the middle of September 2020.

Separately, Reuters revealed on Tuesday that TSMC had notified the Commerce Department after one TSMC chips was discovered in a Huawei device, suggesting potential export violations. The tech research firm TechInsights disassembled a Huawei device and discovered a TSMC chip as a component of its multi-chip system, according to the report, which cited unidentified sources.

A public report on TechInsights' conclusions has not yet been made public, and the company has not yet replied to CNBC's request for comment. Regarding the particular allegations stated in the Reuters story, TSMC chose not to provide more comment. Since the unveiling of a smartphone with a 5G chip—a technology that the United States had attempted to prevent the business from obtaining—Haiden and its access to cutting-edge semiconductor technology have come under increased scrutiny.