On Monday, December 2nd, the U.S. government launched the third wave of major crackdown on China’s semiconductor industry in the past three years, which includes placing 140 Chinese companies and their overseas entities on a trade blacklist.
The 140 entities added to the Entity List range from semiconductor manufacturers (also known as wafer fabs) to semiconductor equipment and investment companies.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, “they act at the behest of Beijing to advance China’s (CCP) goals for advanced chips, posing a threat to the national security of the United States and its allies.”
Chinese tech companies listed on the blacklist include Wingtech Technology Co and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC). Additionally, institutions like the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Zhangjiang Laboratory are also included.
Chinese chip equipment manufacturers affected by the new export controls include Naura Technology Group, Piotech, SiCarrier Technology, among others.
Furthermore, for the first time, U.S.-based private equity firms that invest in Chinese chips, Wise Road Capital and JAC Capital, have been added to the blacklist.
Any foreign companies seeking to ship to entities on the Entity List typically have their applications to the U.S. Department of Commerce denied.
Below is the list of 140 Chinese companies and their overseas entities compiled based on the content from the “Federal Register” of the Department of Commerce.
(Source: Federal Register, compiled by Epoch Times)