U.S. Chip Firms To Coordinate With Chinese Firms On IP Security, Other Areas Mar 11, 2021 16:08 EST
The U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) and the China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) have agreed to establish a working group for information sharing related to trade restrictions, supply chain security and other areas announced the latter on its website today. The SIA is a coalition of American chip companies, including heavyweights such as Intel Corporation and NVIDIA Corporation, and the CSIA is headed by the Chinese Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation s (SMIC) chairman Mr. Jiang Shangzhou.
SIA and CSIA To Work Together On Resolving U.S.-China Industry Trust Deficit Through New Working Group
The U.S. Department of Commerce s Entity List which denotes companies of national security concern has added DJI, one of the largest and most popular drone companies in the world for its connections to the Chinese government, according to the Federal Register listing.
This effectively bans U.S.-based companies from exporting technology to the Chinese company.
US government bans exports for DJI drones over ties to Chinese government
The ban was executed via the same mechanism the U.S. is currently using on Huawei products and is principally focused on blocking the export of U.S. technology to the China-based drone-maker.