US curbs chip design software, chemicals, other shipments to China.
(Reuters) -The United States has ordered a broad swathe of companies to stop shipping goods to China without a license and revoked licenses already granted to certain suppliers, said three people familiar with the matter. Products affected include design software and chemicals for semiconductors, butane and ethane, machine tools, and aviation equipment, the people said. The two sources said the Commerce Department will review requests for licenses to ship to China on a case-by-case basis, suggesting the action was not an outright ban.
In April, Chinese state news agency Xinhua said Synopsys, Cadence and Siemens's Mentor Graphics together control more than 70% of the market share in China.
Chinese companies that have said they use Synopsys and Cadence software include design firm Brite Semiconductor, Zhuhai Jieli and semiconductor IP portfolio provider VeriSilicon.