US tightens exports to Chinese chipmaker SMIC
Shanghai/Washington | The United States has imposed restrictions on exports to SMIC, China's biggest chipmaker, after concluding there was an "unacceptable risk" equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes.
Suppliers of certain equipment to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation will now have to apply for individual export licences, according to a letter from the Commerce Department dated Friday and seen by Reuters.
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