Intel shares fall on report China will limit US-made semiconductors  

The US chipmaker employs almost 5,000 people in Ireland

Intel could lose billions of dollars in sales if China limits the use of their chips and servers in government computers.

Shares in Intel fell after a report that China has adopted new guidance to limit the use of US-made microprocessors and servers in government computers.

The new rules mean that chips made by the companies will be gradually replaced with local alternatives, the Financial Times reported, citing guidelines unveiled by the finance ministry and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in late December.