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Multilateral Chips Export Controls – Friendshoring, Friendshoring, and Friendshoring

North American Chips Corridor: On March 24, the White House announced several commitments between the U.S. and Canada to bolster the North American chips corridor, including an agreement between Canada and a U.S. technology company to incentivize developing packaging and testing capabilities; a US commitment of $50 million of Defense Production Act (DPA) funding for U.S. and Canadian companies to strengthen advanced packaging of semiconductors and printed circuit boards (PCBs); and a Canadian commitment of CAD $250 million for semiconductor projects.

Update—US-Netherlands-Japan Deal: On March 31, Japan’s government said it plans to restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning its technology trade controls with a U.S. push to curb China’s ability to make advanced chips.

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