US Government Expands Export Controls On Semiconductor And Supercomputer Items

On October 7, 2022, the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two rules amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to expand export controls on China-destined semiconductor and supercomputer items. During a public briefing held on October 13, 2022, BIS noted that the expanded controls reflect the US government's new approach in export controls, in particular in key technology areas including advanced logic and memory chips, to "maintain as large of a lead as possible" as reflected in the September 16, 2022 remarks by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

The first rule on "Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Entity List Modification" changes the Commerce Control List (CCL) to add certain semiconductor manufacturing and other semiconductor items and advanced computing items which are now subject to new