A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to tighten export controls of key chipmaking equipment to China.
The proposed Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act was announced on late Thursday.
The measure seeks to prevent China from acquiring specialist semiconductor manufacturing tools that it cannot yet produce domestically. It also aims to create similar restrictions for companies in U.S.-allied countries.
In the House of Representatives, the bill is led by Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-Wash.).
Companion legislation in the Senate is sponsored by Sens. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.).
The bill would impose country-wide bans on certain “chokepoint” technologies….
Bipartisan Bill Seeks Tougher Curbs on Chinese Chipmaking Tools
