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...

According to a report from Liberty Times, citing The Wall Street Journal, Chinese officials are compiling a list of U.S. tech companies that may become targets of antitrust investigations, aiming to exert influence over tech executives close to Trump. The report indicates that this move is intend...

Per a report by the Vietnam News Agency, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính recently signed Government Decree No. 791/QĐ-TTg on the establishment of the National Steering Committee for Semiconductor Industry Development. The main tasks and functions of the steering committee include as...