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Commerce Significantly Expands Controls on Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items

The US government recently announced another package of export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment designed to further curb China’s ability to produce advanced-node semiconductors that can be used in artificial...more

12/23/2024 / Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , ECCNs , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Exports , Manufacturers , Semiconductors , U.S. Commerce Department

BIS Update: Commerce Releases Multitiered Updates to Semiconductor and Supercomputer Rules

The US Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), published an interim final rule on April 4, 2024 addressing corrections and revisions to the previously issued Export Administration Regulations (EAR)...more

4/22/2024 / Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Exports , National Security , Semiconductors , U.S. Commerce Department

Navigating the New Export Maze: BIS Issues Further Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items Guidance

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently published new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on its interim final rules (IFRs) concerning semiconductor manufacturing equipment and advanced...more

1/16/2024 / Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , Commerce Control List , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Exports , Semiconductors , U.S. Commerce Department

Navigating the New Export Maze: BIS Implements Additional Controls on Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items

On October 19, 2023, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), unveiled two updated interim final rules concerning semiconductor manufacturing equipment and advanced computing items. The two...more

10/25/2023 / Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Exports , National Security , Semiconductors

US Department of Commerce Finalizes National Security Guardrails for CHIPS Incentives Program

The Department of Commerce’s (Commerce’s) National Institute of Standards and Technology has officially released final rules to bolster the national security measures implemented as part of the Creating Helpful Incentives to...more

10/3/2023 / Final Rules , National Security , Semiconductors , U.S. Commerce Department

US Department of Commerce Releases Second ‘CHIPS for America’ Funding Opportunity

The US Department of Commerce’s (Commerce’s) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released on June 23, 2023 the second Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the “CHIPS for America” incentive program (CHIPS...more

7/3/2023 / Federal Funding , Funding Opportunities , Manufacturers , National Security , NIST , Semiconductors , U.S. Commerce Department

US Department of Commerce Details Proposed National Security Guardrails for CHIPS Incentives Program

The comment period has opened for the US Department of Commerce’s recently issued CHIPS for America incentive program notice of proposed rulemaking, which lays out funding requirements, incentives, and restrictions for...more

4/5/2023 / Comment Period , Federal Funding , Funding Opportunities , Manufacturers , National Security , NIST , NPRM , Semiconductors , Supply Chain , U.S. Commerce Department

First 'CHIPS for America' Funding Opportunity Provides $39B for Domestic and International Semiconductor Manufacturers

The US Department of Commerce has begun implementing the CHIPS and Sciences Act by introducing the first Notice of Funding Opportunity of its “CHIPS for America” incentive programs, which aim to support the construction,...more

3/27/2023 / Federal Funding , Funding Opportunities , Manufacturers , National Security , NIST , Semiconductors , Supply Chain , U.S. Commerce Department

Sweeping US Export Controls on Semiconductor, Supercomputer Manufacturing in China Raise Compliance Questions

The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule (IFR) on October 7, 2022, imposing additional export controls on certain advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing...more

10/19/2022 / Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Foreign Policy , Interim Final Rules (IFR) , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Semiconductors , Technology Sector , U.S. Commerce Department

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