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AI chips: US export controls affecting China

Track successive controls on computing chips, manufacturing equipment and high-bandwidth memory. These policy changes are one branch of international AI competition.

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Reviewed 9/21/2026

Selected October 2022-December 2024 measures; this is not a current export-compliance guide.

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Controls extend to high-bandwidth memory

BIS announced a package adding controls on high-bandwidth memory and further semiconductor manufacturing equipment, alongside Entity List changes.

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The memory controls show that access to AI computing depends on more than the processor alone.

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Through 12/2/2024

Selected October 2022-December 2024 measures; this is not a current export-compliance guide.

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