Integrated circuits on the circuit board. The semiconductor industry has been in focus since the US-China trade war.
filonmar | E + | Getty Images
According to a Defense Department spokesman, the Trump administration is considering imposing an export ban on the international corporation Semiconductor Manufacturing, a Defense Department spokesman said.
SMIC in the entity list of the Department of Defense, Department of Commerce. There is debate as to whether it should be added, which inevitably prohibits those companies from receiving special goods made in the U.S.
A Defense Department spokesman said: “The DOD is currently working with Interagency to assess the information available to determine whether SMIC’s action warrant will add them to the Department of Commerce’s entity list.” “Such action will ensure that all exports of SMIC undergo a more comprehensive review.”
The move by the administration is part of a continuing effort to put pressure on Chinese technology companies, and the U.S. And it shows a big trend in the tech battle between China.
SIMC is seen as a key player in China’s efforts to boost its domestic semiconductor industry, an ambition fueled by the US-China trade war. SMIC Impact of Export Restrictions on U.S. There will be companies that sell chip-making technology to Chinese manufacturers.
According to Reuters, the US entity list now includes more than 275 companies based in China, which previously reported that SMIC could be blacklisted.
U.S. Officials recently announced that they would tighten controls on China’s Huawei Technologies to break the telecommunications company’s access to commercially available chips.
Restrictions prevent Huawei from acquiring semiconductors without a special license. S.I.M.C. Is one of Huawei’s manufacturers.
As tensions between the U.S. and China escalate, U.S. officials are pushing other governments around the world to ban Huawei, arguing that the company will provide data to the Chinese government for espionage. Huawei has denied spying for China.
The Trump administration also issued executive orders last month banning transactions with Bytens, and the company has been banned from using popular app tickets in the U.S. The operation is being forced to run.
– CNBC’s Lure Ren Finer contributed to the reporting
.
