One of the top 3 chip design software companies in US halts China sales after Trump administration’s ‘ban letter’

Synopsys, one of the top three semiconductor design software companies in the US, has reportedly instructed its staff in China to cease all services and sales within the country and to stop accepting new orders. This directive, outlined in an internal letter reviewed by news agency Reuters, is in response to latest US export restrictions targeting China.

The report said that Synopsys, a large provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software used in chip design, suspended its annual and quarterly forecasts on Thursday (May 26) after receiving notification of the new restrictions from the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security.