Maybe I’m not clear enough. It’s not about what counts and what doesn’t. It is about the initial interpretation. As I said, the use of term is correct. It is just when one read “chip”, what kind of product/product category they will first think of.
For someone not fmailiar, they will say “complicated computer thing” where computer is maybe something they interact with daily like a PC or tablet or smartphone.
For someone following business news, they might think of NVIDIA or mobile processors due to news about export restrictions. Or rewind to the chip shotrage in 2020~2021, they might think of cars.
The interpretation of a term is shaped by information people gathered and absorb daily. This is something subjective.
Also the title of the article says “semi-conductors”.
Apologies to the overlook but the same concept still applies. It may not be misleading here where people are more or less tech savvy, how about the audience of SCMP? Or people reach this post by search engine? We shouldn’t imply everyone can interpret a term the same.