On January 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) imposed a $1.5 million civil penalty on Exyte Management GmbH (“Exyte”), a Germany- headquartered engineering and procurement company, after its Shanghai affiliate Exyte Shanghai Ltd., (“Exyte China”) admitted to illegally causing the transfer of approximately $2.8 million in EAR-subject semiconductor
Semiconductors
BIS Updates Rules on Advanced Semiconductors
By Chandler Leonard & Andrew J. Schlegel on
Posted in Export Controls
The Department of Commerce’s (“DOC”) Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has published an interim final rule, as well as a request for comments, regarding new export controls for advanced computer, supercomputer, semiconductor, and manufacturing items. This update to the interim final rule serves to correct inadvertent errors and clarify export licensing procedures outlined in…