Rumors swirled last week that the U.S. is tightening controls on China’s chip ambitions. According to IC Smart and Reuters, the top three EDA giants—Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens—were told to halt software sales to China without a license. Though initially silent, all three have now confirmed...

To curb China’s chip ambitions, the U.S. may be turning up the heat again. On May 28, Chinese outlets IC Smart and MyDrivers reported that Siemens —one of the top three global EDA players —was told to halt all EDA support in mainland China. Reuters and the Financial Times later added that Cade...

As indicated by Korean Economic Daily, South Korean memory giant SK hynix, amid potential U.S. restrictions, is conducting an urgent review of Chinese EDA software, a move Samsung may likely follow suit. However, industry experts cited by ijiwei warn that as U.S. EDA costs twice as much as Chines...

According to a report from Korean Economic Daily, citing industry sources, SK hynix has initiated an urgent review of Chinese semiconductor Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software anticipating that the U.S. may impose restrictions on South Korean semiconductor firms using Chinese software. On...

A week after Empyrean Technology has been added to the blacklist in the latest wave of U.S. chip export controls, the Chinese developer of chip design system has ceded control to its largest state-owned shareholder, China Electronics Corporation (CEC). According to a report from South China Morning ...