BIS Unveils New Semiconductor Rules Against China

On Dec. 2, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a new set of rules strengthening export controls to restrict China's capability to produce advanced semiconductors for military applications. The new set of rules is designed to achieve two primary national security objectives.

First, the new rules aim to slow China's development of advanced artificial intelligence, which has the potential to change the future of warfare. Second, they restrict China's development of an indigenous semiconductor ecosystem. To achieve these objectives, BIS is implementing several regulatory measures, including:

• New controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment used to produce advanced-node integrated circuits