President Joe Biden's administration is rolling out new tighter export controls on various technologies that include semiconductors and quantum computing in response to China's growing influence in the global chip industry. Authorities have attributed the move to "national security and foreign policy reasons."
On Thursday, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released new rules that would impose better export controls on quantum computers, related equipment and components; high-bandwidth chips that are vital in the making of AI applications; equipment, components and related technology and software designed to produce metal or metal alloy components; as well as advanced chipmaking tools.
