Policy Briefing — U.S. BIS issues sweeping advanced semiconductor export controls
On 7 October 2022 the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security released rules restricting exports of advanced chips, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and related services to China, imposing new license and U.S. person bans.
BIS published interim final rules on 7 October 2022 to curtail China’s access to advanced logic and memory chips, EDA software, and manufacturing equipment. The measures add new ECCNs, expand foreign direct product rules, and bar U.S. persons from certain support activities without a license.
Compliance and supply-chain teams should map affected technologies, update screening for end users in China, and assess staffing arrangements for U.S. nationals involved in fabs or services to ensure license determinations are documented.
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