From PC Mag: The Commerce Department is restricting US exports to a Chinese DRAM producer over claims the company stole the manufacturing technology from the US.
On Monday, the Commerce Department accused the supplier, Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., of sourcing its chip technology from the US and positioning itself to push out American suppliers of US military systems.
"When a foreign company engages in activity contrary to our national security interests, we will take strong action to protect our national security," Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in a statement.
The move comes after US-based Micron Technology accused the Chinese company of conspiring to obtain its trade secrets.
In a 2017 lawsuit, Micron said Jinhua partnered with Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corporation to steal US trade secrets as a way to advance the Chinese company's DRAM chip production. The two parties pulled off the corporate espionage by poaching employees from Micron's Taiwan affiliate, who then allegedly handed over Micron trade secrets to Jinhua.
Jinhua was only founded in 2016, but it's been expanding fast. The company has invested $5.65 billion to build a factory in China devoted to producing memory chips. According to Micron's lawsuit, Jinhua's goal is to begin mass production of DRAM chips this year.
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