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U.S. lifts chip software curbs on China in sign of trade truce

The U.S. government has rescinded its export restrictions on chip design software to China, U.S.-based Synopsys announced.

In separate statements, semiconductor software designers Siemens AG, Synopsys, and Cadence all said they received letters from the U.S. Department of Commerce informing them that the controls had been lifted.

While Siemens is based in Germany, its chip design software subsidiary, Siemens EDA, is based in Oregon, U.S.

As a result of export control reversal, Siemens said it had "restored full access" to the recently restricted software and technology and had resumed sales and support to Chinese customers. ​