U.S. restricts exports to Chinese semiconductor firm Fujian Jinhua

U.S. restricts exports to Chinese semiconductor firm Fujian Jinhua | Reuters.

The Commerce Department said it had put Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co Ltd on a list of entities that cannot buy components, software and technology goods from U.S. firms.

The administration is concerned the Chinese firm could flood the market with cheap chips that are also made by U.S. companies that supply the U.S. military. If the U.S. chipmakers go out of business, the military would lose a supplier for an item that must come from the United States.

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