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A&O Shearman

Sanctions and export controls expand further - Update

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In October, the U.S. Commerce Department unveiled new rules to tighten further a sweeping set of export controls first introduced a year previously, reducing the types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and advanced...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Amendments to Canada’s Export Control List: Addition of Quantum Computing and Advanced Semiconductors

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On July 20, 2024, an Order Amending Canada’s Export Control List (ECL) (SOR/2024-112, or the Order) came into effect. This amendment adds five new controls under Item 5506 of the ECL, extending Canada's export regulation of...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: The CHIPS Act and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

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These two laws usher in a new era of industrial policy, providing billions of dollars for new infrastructure, high-tech research and development, and growing and strengthening the industrial manufacturing base. ...more

A&O Shearman

Sanctions and export controls expand further

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In 2023, the biggest question on clients’ minds was the ramping up of U.S. export controls targeting semiconductors and advanced computing. In October, the U.S. Commerce Department unveiled new rules to tighten further a...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

BIS Releases New Rules Updating Restrictions on Advanced Computing Chips, Manufacturing Equipment, and Supercomputing Items to...

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On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry & Security (“BIS”) released three rules amending the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to strengthen export controls on advanced computing...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

BIS Updates October 2022 Semiconductor Export Control Rules

On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released two interim final rules to reinforce and expand controls on (a) advanced semiconductors and related computing items (the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Commerce Imposes Significant New Controls on Advanced Semiconductors

On October 17, 2023, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released three rules amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that significantly build on the October 7, 2022 semiconductor...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Second CHIPS Act Funding Opportunity Announcement Released: Up to $500 Million Available for Facilities for Semiconductor...

On September 29, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) CHIPS Program Office released a new funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for the construction, expansion, or modernization of facilities...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Energy, Infrastructure, Domestic Manufacturing: Immigration System to Meet Labor Needs

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As the United States carries out projects funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act, the manufacturing...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CHIPS Act – Upstream Supply Chain Projects: Notice of Funding Opportunity Released

On June 23, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce released revisions to the original CHIPS Act Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to detail the application requirements for upstream suppliers seeking financial assistance...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Treasury and the IRS release much-anticipated guidance, including with respect to the monetization of energy tax credits

On June 14, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a package of much-awaited guidance (the Guidance) consisting of (i) proposed regulations addressing the tax credit...more

K2 Integrity

Post-Pandemic Era: Understanding the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and Its Impact on the Construction Industry

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The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges in technology, with the demand for equipment increasing dramatically as the world quickly transitioned into remote operations. During this time, the United States’...more

Dechert LLP

Follow the Money: The CHIPS and Science Act’s (Limited) Outbound Review Mechanism

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Key Takeaways The CHIPS Program Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) proposed a rule that describes the expected procedure for reviewing outbound investments...more

Venable LLP

CHIPS Act Rollout Continues as Commerce Department Proposes National Security "Guardrails" on Incentives Program and Flexes...

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In its continuing efforts to strengthen the United States' hand in its ongoing international economic bout with China, the Biden Administration's Department of Commerce last week issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] 2023 Federal Infrastructure Series: Build America, Buy America - April 18th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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Please join us for the third episode of Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar series, a series of webinars that will bring together attorneys from across the firm to discuss current developments relating to the federal...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CHIPS Program Office Releases Resources for Preparation of Applications

As described in our client alert earlier this month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s CHIPS Program Office published a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) directed towards funding the construction,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Treasury Department Issues Section 48D Guidance on CHIPS Act Semiconductor Tax Incentive

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The Chips and Science Act of 2022 (CHIPS Act) added Section 48D to the Internal Revenue Code to incentivize the manufacture of semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment in the United States. The credit is equal...more

Goodwin

What Semiconductor Companies Need to Know: CHIPS Act and Eligibility Requirements

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The CHIPS Act, or Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act, is a signature piece of legislation that was signed into law in the United States in August 2022 to provide funding in support of the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CHIPS Act Funding Kicks Off: First Tranche of Funding Announced

On February 28, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) CHIPS Program Office published the first Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) under the CHIPS and Science Act. This initial FOA is directed...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] 2023 Federal Infrastructure Series: Following The Money: An Update On Federal Infrastructure Programs - February 28th,...

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Please join us for the inaugural episode of Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar series, a series of webinars that will bring together attorneys from across the firm to discuss current developments relating to the federal...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Got Mail: Commerce Sends Mandatory Surveys to U.S. Microelectronics Companies

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Consistent with the Biden Administration's continued focus on the domestic microelectronics and semiconductor industry, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Technology Evaluation...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

NIST Seeks Public Comment on CHIPS Implementation Program

Key Points - NIST is soliciting input from the public to inform the design and implementation of the CHIPS incentive programs and research and development investments in Manufacturing USA institutes. Comments are due to...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Bureau of Industry and Security Announces Expanded Semiconductor Controls and Foreign Direct Product Rules

Over the last several weeks, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has telegraphed sweeping, new controls on U.S. exports to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) pertaining to tools and technologies that support advanced...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

"Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2022 - The Semiconductor Industry in México

According to the science of composition, a semiconductor is a material which, when subject to light, heat or a specific electrical voltage may be transformed into a conductor. Semiconductors are used to produce memory...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CHIPS Act Strategy: Department of Commerce Releases Additional Information on Applications for $50 Billion in Funding

On September 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Department”) released a 20-page document providing key details on the administration and application process for the award of $50 Billion through the Creating Helpful...more

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