In addition to restricting NVIDIA and other companies from exporting high-performance chips to specific countries and regions such as China, the US Department of Commerce also plans to propose a new wave of chip production methods, including restrictions on the export of electronic design automation software (EDA) related technologies.
Bloomberg and other news media obtained the informationRefers toSeveral U.S. EDA software companies have received notices from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under the Department of Commerce, requiring them to suspend software sales to Chinese customers.
However, the scope of the relevant restrictions cannot be confirmed at present, and the US Department of Commerce stated that it is still reviewing the shipment status of key components provided by the United States to China. Therefore, during the confirmation period, it will suspend the current export authorization or request the suspension of relevant license authorization.
If the US government decides to require EDA software companies not to provide technology to Chinese customers, it would include Cadence Design Systems, Synopsys and Siemens.
Since EDA software is currently mostly used for very large integrated circuit (VLSI) chip design, which also includes uses such as internal chip layout, wiring, layout, and design rule checking, the US government's restrictions on the export of EDA software technology to China mean that the product design development of more Chinese processor manufacturers will be affected.
