Synopsys halts China sales due to US export restrictions

Restricting Chinese firms’ access to electronic design automation tools will be a big blow to the industry, as Chinese chip design customers heavily rely on US software.

BEIJING: Semiconductor design software firm Synopsys has told staff in China to halt services and sales in the country and stop taking new orders to comply with new US export restrictions, according to an internal letter reviewed by Reuters.

The US has ordered a broad swathe of companies to stop shipping goods to China without a license and revoked licenses already granted to certain suppliers, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

“Products affected include design software and chemicals for semiconductors,” they said.

Yesterday, Synopsys suspended its annual and quarterly forecasts after it received a letter from the bureau of industry and security of the US department of commerce, informing it of new export restrictions related to China.

The internal letter sent to staff in China today said, “based on our initial interpretation, these new restrictions broadly prohibit the sales of our products and services in China and are effective as of May 29, 2025”.

To ensure compliance, Synopsys said it was blocking sales and fulfillment in China and halting new orders until it receives further clarification.

“The measures affect all customers in China, including employees of global customers working at sites in China and Chinese military users wherever they are located,” the letter added.

The steps Synopsys is taking in light of the new restrictions have not been previously reported.

Synopsys declined to comment.

Alongside Cadence and Siemens EDA, Synopsys is among the top three companies that dominate electronic design automation (EDA) software that chipmakers can use to design semiconductors used in everything from smartphones to computers and cars.

Restricting Chinese firms’ access to EDA tools would be a big blow to the industry as Chinese chip design customers heavily rely on top-of-the-line US software.

Synopsys, Cadence and Siemens’s Mentor Graphics control more than 70% of China’s EDA market, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported in April.

Chinese companies that have said they use Synopsys and Cadence software include design firm Brite Semiconductor, Zhuhai Jieli and semiconductor IP portfolio provider VeriSilicon.

The letter sent to staff in China today also said that Chinese customers’ access to its customer support portal SolvNetPlus had been disabled.

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...rt-restrictions

This post has been edited by ipohps3: May 30 2025, 04:16 PM

Trump going for the software EDA tool liao

not just hardware

soon will be designed and validated in other countries for the time being...

just use pirated version

just move the design team to oversea and use the software there. Or piratebay download lagi murah.

Omg! RIP in advance China

Lol.

Malaysia welcome everyone to open a subsidiary with 50-50 ownership....

What's this called again?

Download the crack wan la.

If you don't want people use lanun type, you make it available for free.
If u make it troublesome to buy, you are encouraging people to use lanun type.

dont worry

China will come up with some pirated version

tongsan will copy and make their own software la.. apa susah2

Lawl.

use own eda tool lo, they have one forgot the name arleady

Trump very hardworking when it comes to China.

They have their own self-developed EDA lar. This has already happened since the US sanctioned chip exports to China. It's not new.

Don't know why US still haven't learn why they didn't win trade war 1.0 and 2.1

China hold so many cards to play, for examples: rare earth product and trade service deficit with US.

lol, last time said properties market collapse, habis lah.
now said software was blocked, habis lah.

these people are much more stupid than Gordan Chang.

just pirate the software

what if software companies and cloud start being weaponised by US...

if dont comply, we kok block you all from accessing these services?...

People also said Huawei will collapse when US sanctioned them last time

Wow, just did a simple search and apparently using pirated copies is quite rampant. lol

Rip all world consumers too, because electronics going to be more expensive if made in USA.

Takut apa .. china always blow they are superior than murica ... They are namba 1..

Now it's the time to prove their blow

Feel like what this Trump is doing semachiam the other Roast Duck, Siewyuk, Charsiew wholeseller here in the UK trying to compete with me for business.

I memang kecoh my own charsiew siewyuk siew duck jiken business, but he mementang wanna join in a foot and play compare price, compare taste, compare packaging quality and process.

From what I hear, his company even make some Powerpoint and save into some Ipad just to sell the ready made thingie to the takeaways, and even into some mockup sushi joints, etc.

Its like HM tertiba wanna compete bukake beside every Uniqlo.

Hence Mate Kamputeh sudah keluar!

Let's give it a few years, will be vely vely the fasht we got new OS to play with.

But frankly says la, Moving on from IOS or Googer to Huawei really susah and payah mang.

PM link

https://www.tti.com/content/ttiinc/en/resou...k-20200817.html

Habislah China is Gordon Chang's favourite word

Habislah is the new BREAKING

Halt or not, makes no difference. Can't save them from an economic depression..

revoke license is a dick move

time for alternative company, fck this shit...

Macron only visit VN, ID, and SG, no upset masta din come? 😁

Macron knows where our destiny lies. Do you?

When was the last time you used Jack's product that came specifically from China? Most of the ones i got are from Russia.

Software easy crack lar.

40%? Ok lah, after trump help, it's gonna be 100%

"HABISLA CHINA CCP"

Um ok, see you next thread

there's no alternative.

US never learns. Each time you sanction China, you create a new and stronger competitor in the area which was your turf. Then you end up sharing the pie which was exclusively yours.

mana ada habis, huawei can start selling their own EDA tools liao free market unlocked.

This post has been edited by rifles: May 30 2025, 08:14 PM

Huawei has own EDA software. But don't know whether it is as good as USA ones...

that's the question. maybe compatible with SMIC only 🤔

Be careful, a certain someone is gonna retaliate with a wall of AI generated greentext if you say Huawei remotely owns anything...

This post has been edited by Viper236: May 30 2025, 08:27 PM

Sino will use pirated one lah

Now local china EDA companies ada chance mah...more customers...samething ppl laughed at Huawei when kena sanctioned...now see where they are now...even Jesen huang cakap many times...Huawei AI chip almost can rival Nvidia...

What talak kill u will make u even stronger

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Most of CCP China companies and people (95%.?) are already using pirated MS Windows and Office software, except for global China laptop OEMs like Lenovo and Xiaomi.
....... So, Huawei's and other local EDA tools are also being pirated in CCP China = little money to be made by Huawei and other local EDA companies.
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LOL lai liao

This post has been edited by ZeaXG: May 30 2025, 09:12 PM

Really habis. ATM withdrawal is limited to RMB1,000 daily.

every day big blow here n there

but did any1 died?

huh?

Maybe recycled old story..... China still use cash much.?

all the latest huawei's chips are a testimony of Huawei's EDA . other Chinese companies have to use Huawei's EDA in future.

Huashit already built its own EDA.

They will all be on UBI soon. Universal Basic Income.

To bring this about, they must crash the China capitalist based economy.

Can we have this here in Malaysia as well?

Socialists system can be a good thing many a times.

UBI... UBI... kentang... Ops. I meant kenyang.lol.

It is very painful to move to that system, and you can watch what the PRC are undergoing. Many will not make it.

But CCP was always meaning China Capitalist Party....

Don't celebrate that so far you are not there so it won't happen to you. Becos China is the blueprint and what happens there will roll out to the rest of the world.

This post has been edited by Hobbez: May 31 2025, 02:21 PM

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Like how Huawei HarmonyOS Next is conquering the whole world by overthrowing Android, iOS, Windows and MacOS in one shot.?

Is CCP China's EV money scam, like BYD and SAIC, also conquering the whole world by overthrowing Toyota, Honda, GM, Ford, VW, Daimler, Porshe, Ferrari, etc.?
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HUH

even Xiaomi's Oring chip was manufactured by TSMC, and they primarily still using Snapdragon chips

CCP phone manufacturers can't even reach unison in fast charging protocol, not until very recently, and that also included 3 brands only, and Xiaomi is not part of the so-called fast charge alliance



This post has been edited by dattebayo: May 31 2025, 02:28 PM

malaysia is slowly moving towards this already... very slowly...

with all the BRIM/STR/ekasih/etc... although by focusing on the really poor...
but the paper work and process are just too troublesome... maybe we should just give everyone 100rm per month to start with, and up income tax rate a bit to take back the same 100rm given on those earning decent income.

20 million adults x 100rm = 2 billion ringgit per month => 24 billion ringgit.
Gov budget 2025 is RM 422 billion. that's like 5% more....

cut away subsidizes here and there and that should cover it.

I think many still don't belip that by 2030, you will own nothing and you will be happy. Maybe they think it's a joke.

ATM? Lmao. All cashless scan Qr , buy vege also pay by qr owai

Look, another china collapse for real tered.

Not able to conquer because bitlocker by microsoft is proven unhackable in certain conditions.

But HarmonyOS they very secret not allow people audit it if any backdoor or not which is very likely. That's why people trust microsoft more and nonetheless familiar with it.

bodoh,
gaduh dengan duit,
apa barang usa block,
china akan bina barang itu sendiri,
lepas itu kata china tak adil,

US patriot act request back doors for all the US software including microsoft windows. CIA and NSA can read your emails too.

https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcont...&context=honors

The Patriot Act: How it Hurts Democracy

This post has been edited by issac99289928: May 31 2025, 03:45 PM

Android is open sourced code. No back door currently. So even FBI could not hack your device at least until your old age if locked properly.

But CCP one too unreliable

No wonder Nvidia kena so much yesterday

Why overthrow? CPP just move on without look back at AMDK

Google Knows Every Wi-Fi Password in the World

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013...e_knows_ev.html

U see the year first. 2013 . Now very secure already end to end encryption even google staff cannot read your password

But ccp one danger eh. Haha

Later charge u for watching porn see you scare or not if they can open your phone

This post has been edited by Schumacher: May 31 2025, 04:06 PM

Not all, yo.. Atm's around lah.

= spreading misinformation or Fake News.

IRL practice, the US government/CIA/NSA/FBI has to go through FISA court judges to compel MS to reveal your emails for them to read if you are a suspected terrorist or fraudster.

Eg the Patriot Act requires all US telcos to keep call and SMS records for at least 6 months, in case the US government/CIA/NSA/FBI needs the data to track suspected terrorists and fraudsters.

These are not hidden backdoors in US software like MS Windows, Android, browsres, EDA tools, etc. .......

Gemini AI Overview

A hidden backdoor in computer security refers to a secret entry point or mechanism that allows unauthorized access to a system or network, bypassing regular authentication procedures. It's a shortcut designed to circumvent security controls, granting attackers control without requiring proper credentials. Backdoors can be introduced intentionally by developers for legitimate purposes like troubleshooting, or maliciously by attackers to gain persistent access.

In CCP China, all local tech companies must obey the CCP, eg install hidden backdoors in their devices for the CCP to spy on or hack, eg Elemental, Huawei, TP-Link, etc.
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This post has been edited by lurkingaround: May 31 2025, 07:40 PM

Exclusive: Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for U.S. intelligence: sources

https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/...-idUSKCN1241YV/

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Because the more evil CCP China is very greedy for $$$$. Eg WUMAO like to say, "China Numbawan.!".
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Wah, looks like AMDK more greedy for $$$$ leh, look at what trumpet had done?

China Numbawan? Show mw which wumao say this? More like AMDK saying it everyday.

To be fair, USA is only taxing it's own citizen and firms. Lol.

Let's wait for the next large debt auction and we can eat taco yet again.

Lol.

China numba wan

Russia numba wan

North Korea numba wan

How? Lol

Lurker and PowerSlide are AMDK right?

All these just to try to contain China from surpassing US. This is a good case of :

"If I cannot progress, I will stop others from progressing."

Progress is only good if it's US.
Now with this, not only the software company gonna lose the license revenue but I am sure some China brew alternative is gonna creep up to replace that software thanks to their gov support.

Good luck in killing off Synopsys sales.
Also we better don't get used to Microsoft products.. Teams.. Cloud... Office 365... best to diversify.

This post has been edited by Capt. Marble: May 31 2025, 05:39 PM

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5518741 - Xi Jinping gets warm welcome in Malaysia


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No lah. 'Powerslide is a wumao or pro-CCP China and anti-USA/Trump, eg .......

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=111568411 - Bloomberg: China Mau Boeing.
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This post has been edited by lurkingaround: May 31 2025, 05:32 PM

last time, they curi curi sell to tongsan. gonna be the same this time as well. it's going to be ok.

Everyone knows China numbaone or even Taiwan numbaone and India numbaone is a derogatory term used to discredit the other party.

Why would Wumao it?

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Your source please, ie that everyone knows it's a derogatory term.
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Only he think say numba wan is praising a country hahaha

Missing all the sarcasm and joke by miles lol

This what happen when u cross Trump , he double cross back lol . remember yesterday article Trump said he angry China betray American First

Time for barter system. Rare earth in exchange of AI chips, software etc.

if this Trump do this tariff often but doesn't really goes thru it or hurt itself company bottomline.

who in the world especially those USA company going to do business in the future?

China are everywhere, they just use proxy countries or company.
The US companies sure not going to be patriot and not doing the biz with china in any way or form.

Only after they got caught, then only act pikachu dunno and blame it all on China hiding it

this is not your normal software. a copy costs millions per year per license, depending on the package you purchase.

grok - Fabs require design files to be generated by trusted, licensed tools to ensure reliability. Pirated software may be modified, outdated, or corrupted, leading to potential errors in the design files (e.g., GDSII or OASIS). Fabs won’t risk manufacturing chips with unverified or potentially faulty outputs.

i remember many years ago, china do have pirated versions of the software. the companies run their design on those. when they want to send it to a fab, they buy short term licenses and rerun the design to get the correct output files. not sure how it is these days.

this may be good news for our selangor ic design park. 2" here can consider taking eee. up to 6k starting salary.


how many huawei phones in malaysia do you see these days?

XJP losing power dy

But once you pirated, you kena lifetime blacklist , not only us side but most western side as well. You also no longer able buy latest tools as reputation down the drain .

To be honest, China holds most of the cards now. Using human innate corruption to conquer the world./

Top 15 China Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Companies

https://www.pcbaaa.com/top-15-china-electro...neda-companies/

the WHITE HOUSE has run out of ideas . the export restrictions on China do not work.

Any sources