A semiconductor industry group called the Semiconductor Industry Association (SEMI) has called on the United States Department of Commerce to renew export restrictions imposed on China last year.
It argues that restrictive policies were implemented without public participation, and adds that this will harm American companies in the long term, as they will lose in global competitiveness.
Ajit Manocha, CEO of SEMI, has asked the Department of Commerce to prioritize a revision of the rules that bar companies from supplying chipsets made using American technology to Huawei. He also asked them to quickly process backlog of requests for trade licenses and added that the procedure acts as a "de facto waiver."
He also criticized former President Donald Trump's administrator for using a "highly unusual process" to implement "ambiguous unilateral control over semiconductor-related products." It requires a multinational approach to trade policy to ensure a “level playing field”.
In the letter, he also reiterated what many others have said before - government restrictions are hurting American companies and could "stifle innovation in the United States," forcing them to cut R&D budgets and move manufacturing and research activities overseas.
Several major companies are listed as members of SEMI, including Broadcom, Intel, Micron Technology, NXP Semiconductors and Samsung Electronics.
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