140 Entity List additions focused on chip equipment and fabs

What changed

• BIS added 140 entities under China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore and revised 14 China entries.
• Named equipment and EDA groups include Naura, Piotech, ACM Research (Shanghai), Hwa Tsing (Hwatsing), Shenyang Xinyuan (Kingsemi), Skyverse, Beijing E-Town Semiconductor, Huada Jiutian (Empyrean), Zhichun (PNC), Shanghai Jingce Semiconductor and Jiangsu Nata.
• The rule also removed CSMC, Shanghai Huahong Grace (HHGrace) and AMEC from the Validated End-User (VEU) program; AMEC had itself requested removal.

Entities named (as written in the rule)

• Naura Technology Group Co., Ltd. and Naura subsidiaries → NAURA Technology Group (Entity List; licence policy: Presumption of denial (licence required for all items subject to the EAR))
• Piotech; Piotech (Beijing); Piotech (Shanghai); Piotech Chuangyi (Shenyang); Piotech Jianke (Haining) → Piotech (Entity List; licence policy: Presumption of denial (licence required for all items subject to the EAR))
• ACM Research (Shanghai); ACM Research Korea Co., Ltd. → ACM Research, Inc. (Entity List; licence policy: Presumption of denial (licence required for all items subject to the EAR))
• Hwa Tsing Technology Co., Ltd. and Hwa Tsing entities → Hwatsing Technology (Entity List; licence policy: Presumption of denial (licence required for all items subject to the EAR))
• Shenyang Xinyuan Microelectronic Equipment Co., Ltd.; Kingsemi Japan K.K. → Kingsemi (Entity List; licence policy: Presumption of denial (licence required for all items subject to the EAR))
• Skyverse entities (Beijing, Shenzhen, Wuhan and others; Skyverse Pte. Ltd.) → Skyverse Technology (Entity List; licence policy: Presumption of denial (licence required for all items subject to the EAR))
• Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. → Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology (Entity List; licence policy: Presumption of denial (licence required for all items subject to the EAR))
• Beijing Huada Jiutian Technology Co., Ltd. and Huada Jiutian entities; Empyrean Korea → Empyrean Technology (Entity List; licence policy: Presumption of denial (licence required for all items subject to the EAR))
• Shanghai Zhichun entities (incl. Shanghai Zhichun Semiconductor Equipment Co., Ltd.) → PNC Process Systems (Entity List; licence policy: Presumption of denial (licence required for all items subject to the EAR))
• Shanghai Jingce Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. → Wuhan Jingce Electronic Group (Entity List; licence policy: Presumption of denial (licence required for all items subject to the EAR))
• Jiangsu Nata Optoelectronic Material Co., Ltd. → Jiangsu Nata Opto-electronic Material (Entity List; licence policy: Presumption of denial (licence required for all items subject to the EAR))
• Shanghai Huahong Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (HHGrace) → Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor (Removed from VEU program)
• Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc., China (AMEC) → AMEC (Removed from VEU program (at AMEC's request, per rule))

The mapping from listed entity to company page is ChipCorridor's. Licence policies are as stated in the rule text.

Source: Federal Register