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U.S. lifts chip software curbs on China amid trade truce
- The Trump administration lifted export curbs on chip design software and ethane exports to China as part of a trade deal finalized last week.
- This move followed a brief crackdown on Electronic Design Automation software sales aimed at limiting China’s semiconductor and AI ambitions initiated in May.
- The US Commerce Department informed leading companies Siemens, Cadence, and Synopsys that license requirements for business with China are no longer in place under the agreement.
- Just under 50% of American ethane exports went to China last year, and China controls 70% of its EDA market according to a Chinese state report.
- The deal aims to ease critical technology flows provided China speeds approval of mineral exports, though the trade truce is set to expire in August and tariffs remain high.
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U.S. Lifts Chip Design Software Curbs on China
The U.S. government lifted its export restrictions on key chip-design software to China, after the two countries last week reached a broader trade agreement. The decision, which comes less than two months after the Trump administration implemented the curbs, is significant for China. Access to the software, known as electronic design automation tools, is essential in the development of all
Some EDA suppliers confirm US lifts chip design curbs on China; a positive sign of advancing framework for implementing Geneva trade talks consensus: analysts
US Electronic Design Automation (EDA) supplier Synopsys said it had been informed by the US Department of Commerce that the export restrictions related to China, pursuant to a letter received on May 29, 2025, have now been rescinded effective immediately, according to a statement sent to the Global Times on Thursday.
US lifts chip design software curbs against China following London trade talks
The administration of US President Donald Trump has lifted restrictions on exports of chip design software to China, as Washington and Beijing work to dial down hostilities as part of a recent trade agreement.
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