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United States of America: Commerce Department rescinds Cadence license requirements for EDA software exports to China

Announcement

03 Jul 2025

In July 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce lifted export license requirements previously imposed on Cadence Design Systems for certain EDA software transactions involving China.

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Number of interventions

1

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

03 Jul 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 03 Jul 2025
Export licensing requirement In force
On 3 July 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security reportedly rescinded the export license requirements for Cadence Design Systems' electronic design automation (EDA) so...
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