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| DATE | 2018-10-30 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] Chinese Hardware bans in the US
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https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-bans-exports-to-chinese-dram-maker-citing-national-security/
US bans exports to Chinese DRAM maker citing national security risk
US official fears supply chain attack on US military systems.
In a statement released by the US Department of Commerce (DoC),
officials said the Chinese chipmaker posed "a significant risk of being
or becoming involved, in activities contrary to the national security or
foreign policy interests of the United States."
DoC officials are now barring US companies from selling any products to
Fujian Jinhua, which was recently nearing completion of a new dynamic
random access memory (DRAM) factory project.
US hardware maker Micron Technology has repeatedly accused Fujian
Jinhua, and its Taiwanese partner United Microelectronics Corp (UMC), of
stealing its chips designs [1, 2]. The three companies are currently
duking it out in US and Chinese courts.
Now, the Trump administration is taking action "in light of the likely
U.S.-origin technology" that "threatens the long term economic viability
of U.S. suppliers of these essential components of U.S. military systems."
"When a foreign company engages in activity contrary to our national
security interests, we will take strong action to protect our national
security. Placing Jinhua on the Entity List will limit its ability to
threaten the supply chain for essential components in our military
systems," said Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce.
Fujian Jinhua is nearing completion of a mammoth $5.7 billion factory in
China's Fujian province, a factory that is said to dwarf any existing
plants.
The Chinese chipmaker is the second major tech company after ZTE to have
landed on the Trump administration export ban list --known as the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR) Entity List.
The first was ZTE after the company was caught exporting products to
Iran and North Korea. The Trump administration revoked the ban after ZTE
agreed to pay a $1 billion fine.
The Trump administration has also banned government agencies from using
Huawei and ZTE devices on the fear they may contain backdoors that allow
Chinese spies access to US government networks.
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