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US Scales Back Curbs On Chinese Made Chips

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Reuters has reported that US senators have, "scaled back a proposal that placed new curbs on the use of Chinese-made chips by the U.S. government and its contractors."

  • According to Reuters the move comes after pushback from trade groups, including the Chamber of Commerce.
  • The proposal, unveiled in September, would have compelled US federal agencies and contractors to stop using semiconductors manufactured by Chinese companies, including SMIC, YMTC, and CXMT.
  • Reuters: "The text of a new version of the measure, dated Dec. 1, no longer forbids contractors from "using" the targeted chips and pushes the compliance deadline back to 5 years from the immediate or 2 year implementation deadlines included in the first version."
  • The final text of the proposal is expected to be included in the must-pass National Defence Authorisation Act which may be released as soon as today.

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