#Export controls
3 published articles
US v. Lui: Earthmade Computer owner charged with routing H100 and RTX 5090 servers to China through Malaysia and Singapore
A Los Angeles grand jury indicted Greg Lui in case 2:26-cr-00618 on 29 September. Prosecutors say Earthmade took in more than $176 million from two Malaysian transshipment firms in 2024.
BIS pushes Approved IC Designer applications to December 31, 2026
Federal Register 2026-06851 replaces the April 13, 2026 cutoff in Note 1 to ECCN 3A090.a. The rule took effect April 7.
H200 and MI325X China licenses go case-by-case, still not a general license
BIS final rule 2026-00789, effective 15 January 2026, reviews U.S. exports of those SKUs case by case if exporters certify U.S. supply, a 50 percent TPP cap, KYC, and U.S. third-party testing. Reexports stay denied.