THE us has ordered companies that offer software used to design semiconductors to stop selling to China without first getting an export licence, reports Reuters.
Electronic design automation software makers, which include Cadence, Synopsys and Siemens EDA, were sent notifications by the Commerce Department to cease supplying their technology, sources say.
Two sources, who said companies received the notifications, added the Commerce Department will review each request for a licence to ship to China on a case-by-case basis, suggesting the action was not an outright ban.
The Commerce Department declined to comment on the letters but said it is reviewing exports of strategic significance to China, while noting 'in some cases, Commerce has suspended existing export licences or imposed additional licence requirements while the review is pending.'
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Electronic design automation software makers, which include Cadence, Synopsys and Siemens EDA, were sent notifications by the Commerce Department to cease supplying their technology, sources say.
Two sources, who said companies received the notifications, added the Commerce Department will review each request for a licence to ship to China on a case-by-case basis, suggesting the action was not an outright ban.
The Commerce Department declined to comment on the letters but said it is reviewing exports of strategic significance to China, while noting 'in some cases, Commerce has suspended existing export licences or imposed additional licence requirements while the review is pending.'
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