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Home / U.S. tightens exports to Chinas chipmaker SMIC, citing risk of military use Technology September 27, 2020 U.S. tightens exports to Chinas chipmaker SMIC, citing risk of military use SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON – The United States has imposed restrictions on exports to China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC after concluding there is 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 licenses, according to a letter from the Commerce Department dated Friday and seen by Reuters. The latest move marks a shift...
