The Wassenaar Arrangement has been revised in 2021, and export controls in the field of integrated circuits should be paid attention to

The Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Good and Technologies (WA) was established in July 1996, covering more than 40 countries including the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom, and controls the export of weapons, dual-use goods and technologies. In December 2021, the Wassenaar Arrangement updated its 2021 control list. The export controls on integrated circuits in this list are particularly noteworthy.

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In this updated control list, there are two updates to Article 3.D.6:

1. A restatement of the connotation and extension of ECAD "software" and three related technical notes;

2. New definition of “Gate-All-Around Field-Effect Transistor” (GAAFET).