Key chip firms say US export ban lifted

Siemens: 'We have resumed sales and support to Chinese customers'

Three key chip companies said on Thursday that the US had lifted export restrictions on chip design software for China and that they have resumed or are in the process of resuming sales and support to Chinese customers.

Siemens AG said in a statement that it has been informed by the United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security that export control restrictions on electronic design automation, or EDA, software and technology to Chinese customers have been lifted.

The restrictions, outlined in a letter sent by the US government to the German tech giant on May 23, are no longer in effect, the company said in a statement.