NDAA Ban on PRC Chipmakers Passes

By Conor Healy, Published Dec 30, 2022, 09:30am EST (Info+)

An expansion of the NDAA ban to cover 3 PRC chipmakers has become law as Section 5949. However, it modifies the proposed language (first covered here) partially impacting its application.

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In this note, we examine what was passed into law and how it is likely to have a significant impact on varying computing and surveillance manufacturers over the next few years.

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Ross Vander Klok

IPVMU Certified | 12/30/22 05:48pm

************ **** *** *******. * ***** this **** ***** ****** ** *** confusion *** *** *********** ** ****** being ****. * *************** ******* *** was **** *******.

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