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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

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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

Akerman LLP

Updated Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Export Controls Take Effect

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On October 17, 2023, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released two interim final rules (“IFRs”) that amended the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to significantly expand export...more

Locke Lord LLP

Commerce Issues Rule to Secure ‎Semiconductor Supply Chains

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On October 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a new rule to update general authorizations for Samsung and SK Hynix, two semiconductor companies headquartered in the...more

Alston & Bird

Commerce Imposes Additional Novel and Complex Export Controls on Chips and Semiconductor Equipment

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The United States continues to raise the guardrails on critical technologies necessary to support the semiconductor, advanced computing, and supercomputer industries. Our International Trade & Regulatory Group analyzes the...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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Expands China-Related Export Controls Regarding Semiconductors and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry Security (BIS) issued revised export control regulations intended to impede China’s efforts to obtain and produce advanced semiconductors. The new steps...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Expanded Notice of Funding Opportunity Under the CHIPS Act

On Sept. 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a second Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under its CHIPS and Science Act. This opportunity builds upon the previous announcement made in June of 2023 and...more

Morgan Lewis

US Department of Commerce Releases Second ‘CHIPS for America’ Funding Opportunity

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The US Department of Commerce’s (Commerce’s) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released on June 23, 2023 the second Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the “CHIPS for America” incentive program (CHIPS...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

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Expanded Notice of Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities Under the CHIPS...

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for commercial fabrication facilities which expands the pool of applicants eligible to obtain a portion of the $39 billion in...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

Jones Day

Commerce Publishes Proposed Rule Setting Conditions for Use of CHIPS Funding

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In Short - The Situation: The U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce") recently published a proposed rule to implement the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors ("CHIPS") Act, a domestic manufacturing...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

First Round of CHIPS Funding Announced

On April 3, 2023 the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC” or “the agency”) launched a new domain for its website at ofac.treasury.gov. This update aims to make it easier for users to navigate OFAC’s sanctions database,...more

Morgan Lewis

US Department of Commerce Details Proposed National Security Guardrails for CHIPS Incentives Program

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The comment period has opened for the US Department of Commerce’s recently issued CHIPS for America incentive program notice of proposed rulemaking, which lays out funding requirements, incentives, and restrictions for...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Commerce Releases New Proposed Rule Governing Restrictions on Chinese Investments by CHIPS Act Applicants

The proposed rule tightens restrictions on activities by “affiliates” and clarifies scope of statutory clawbacks. The Department of Commerce released a proposed rule imposing guardrails preventing the “improper use of...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

Morgan Lewis

First 'CHIPS for America' Funding Opportunity Provides $39B for Domestic and International Semiconductor Manufacturers

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The US Department of Commerce has begun implementing the CHIPS and Sciences Act by introducing the first Notice of Funding Opportunity of its “CHIPS for America” incentive programs, which aim to support the construction,...more

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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

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Commerce Department Publishes Proposed National Security Guardrails for CHIPS Act

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking detailing their plan for national security guardrails aimed at preventing CHIPS funding from being used by adversaries to the U.S. or its allies....more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

U.S. Department of Commerce Issues First Notice of Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities Under the CHIPS Act

On Feb. 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued the first Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for commercial fabrication facilities, which provides the first look at the requirements for semiconductor...more

Snell & Wilmer

CHIPS Act Funding: Revamping U.S. Leadership in Semiconductor Manufacturing

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The Department of Commerce (the “Department”) announced the launch of the first Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) under the CHIPS Act’s incentive program. This program aims to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor supply...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

CHIPS Act Funding: An Opportunity with Strings

The CHIPS and Science Act, passed into law in mid-2022 by the Biden administration, represents a wholesale change in U.S. industrial policy from the prior administration. The law seeks to reinvigorate domestic research and...more

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