According to a report from Reuters, citing sources, Synopsys has partially resumed services after suspending them earlier this month to comply with new U.S. export restrictions. However, sales of key EDA tools remain suspended, preventing the company from onboarding new customers, as the report note...

With U.S. EDA restrictions still in place, Beijing is reportedly blocking Synopsys’ $35 billion merger with Ansys, according to the Financial Times. Insiders reportedly reveal China’s antitrust regulator has delayed approval of the deal between the world’s largest and fourth-largest EDA giants...

As the U.S. tightens chip export rules, pressing Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens to halt EDA support in China without approval, Chinese firms are pushing back. Shanghai-based UniVista Industrial Software has announced free trials of its key EDA tools for domestic users, according to ijiwei and China ...

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...