China is well on its way to matching the number of sanctions with Russia. The country’s behavior on the international scene is costly and has already affected chip production. The new US sanctions will only make the problem worse.

What is banned in China?

• The Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce said in a statement. Software export ban for GAAFET transistors – Automatic electronic design (EDA) technologies of the new generation, developed by the American company Intel and South Korean Samsung.
• reported to be similar transistors are key in the design of microcircuitsused in military equipment, including defense satellites. GAAFET provides faster, more energy efficient and more radiation resistant integrated circuits that can improve many commercial and military devices.
• This could prevent Chinese chipmakers from accessing advanced semiconductor technologies. Based on 3 nanometer processes.

Now Chinese manufacturers are facing challenges in developing next-generation chips.

The two largest vendors of EDA tools in the world are US-based Synopsys Inc and Cadence Design Systems Inc. They have 62 percent of the world market. Another 13 percent was covered by the German company Siemens.