The United States has added 32 companies and organizations from China, India, Iran, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates to its trade blacklist.
Among those penalized are GMC Semiconductor Technology (Wuxi) Co and Jicun Semiconductor Technology, which were accused of acquiring US chipmaking equipment on behalf of China’s top semiconductor maker, SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp).
The Federal Register notice said the two firms had supplied equipment to SMIC Northern Integrated Circuit Manufacturing (Beijing) Corp and Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation, which were already on the US Entity List. Exporting American equipment to these companies requires licenses that are “presumed denied.”
Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics restricted
The Commerce Department also blacklisted Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Technology Co, a key player in high-performance computing chips. The firm, along with its affiliates in China, Singapore, and Taiwan, was accused of aiding China’s military modernization and directly supplying technology to Beijing’s security and government apparatus.
According to US officials, Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics also supplied technology to Russian military end users, prompting additional restrictions beyond the Entity List designation.
The latest action extended beyond China, with entities from India, Iran, Turkey, and the UAE also added to the list. The notice did not immediately specify their roles, and the companies could not be reached for comment.
