chip industry, which has had a strong foothold in the Chinese market né?. However these controls are having a knock-on effect on the U.S. At the time of writing, the U.S. They play a critical role for chip foundries, chipmakers, networking hardware companies, and even the automotive industry. Siemens EDA, a division of the German tech powerhouse Siemens, revealed that they’ve been notified by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) about the new export controls on EDA software heading to China and Chinese military end users. Nvidia, for instance, has taken a hit due to restrictions on selling its H20 and Hopper AI chips to Chinese buyers né?. Recently, the Trump administration decided to slap new export controls on chip design software to put a damper on China’s push to develop cutting-edge AI chips. Commerce Department had yet to respond to requests for comments outside of regular business hours.
. Synopsys, a U.S.-based EDA software maker, also received a similar letter from the BIS, leading them to halt their earnings forecast for the third quarter and full-year of 2025. effort to constrict Chinese companies racing for AI dominance. Alongside rival AMD, the company is reportedly toying with the idea of selling lower-powered versions of its AI chips to Chinese customers.
The first to break the news was The Financial Times. Cadence was also given the heads up by the BIS that a license is now mandatory for exporting re-exporting or transferring electronic design automation software to Chinese customers.
These new export rules are part of the wider U.S. Commerce Department has reached out to inform them about these fresh controls on electronic automation design (EDA) software to China.
EDA tools are mainly used to lend a hand in semiconductor manufacturing and testing, aiding in design and validation, and monitoring performance and quality. Significant players in the industry like Siemens EDA Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys have all come forward confirming that the U.S né?
