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Semiconductors & Advanced Electronics Legal Hub

For chip designers, equipment makers, OSATs, and materials suppliers: trade controls, supply-chain contracts, IP/secrets, data, outbound investment screening, and counsel paths.

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New · Flagship

Equipment & dual-use controls

Program building blocks, service/remote access risks, compliance checklist.

Open →New · Flagship

Supply-chain IP & secrets

Recipes, NNN, foundry/OSAT contracts, access controls before data share.

Open → Tracker

Export control tracker

US/EU/China lanes for tools, chips, and dual-use themes.

Open → US

US export controls guide

Orientation for Chinese companies facing US control regimes.

Open → Outbound

Going global playbook

Overseas fabs, sales offices, and M&A sequencing.

Open → AI

AI & tech centre

Compute, models, and advanced tech interfaces.

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1. Trade, tariffs & remedies

China

Trade & customs guide

PRC import/export compliance base.

Open → US customs

US import/export

Tariffs, valuation, Section 301 themes.

Open → EU

EU trade compliance

EU-bound electronics and components.

Open → AD

Anti-dumping defence

When product lines face trade remedies.

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2. Supply chain, IP & ESG

NNN

NNN manufacturing

Protect process and design data with foundry/OSAT partners.

Open → Secrets

Trade secrets

Process nodes, recipes, and software tools.

Open → ESG

ESG & forced labour

Materials and customer diligence pressure.

Open → +1

China vs Vietnam

Assembly/test footprint and origin analysis.

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3. China operations

Entity

Entity choice

FIE structures for R&D, trading, and manufacturing.

Open → HR

Employment roadmap

Engineers and plant staff compliance.

Open → Data

Data privacy

Design data, employee data, cross-border design collab.

Open → Transfers

Data transfer roadmap

EDA/cloud and global design centres.

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4. Outbound investment & disputes

CFIUS

CFIUS guide

US investment screening for Chinese investors.

Open → US

US corridor

Host-market orientation.

Open → DE

Germany corridor

EU equipment and industrial partners.

Open → Disputes

Disputes centre

Supply, IP, and payment disputes.

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Counsel entry points

Trade lawyers IP Contracts Overseas All industries Find counsel

Counsel, specialties & how to engage

Semiconductor matters often mix export controls, IP, supply contracts, and tech regulation.

Practice directories

Semiconductors & export-control tech Technology & AI Trade & customs Intellectual property Business & contract Disputes

Technology & AI (semiconductors sub) is live. Pair with trade and IP directories for active listings.

Key questions

Export control or commercial counsel?

Both. Classification and licensing sit with trade/export specialists; contracts and IP protect the commercial stack.

Related insights

Insight

Export controls orientation

Equipment and controls map

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Supply chain IP

IP along the chain

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Export control tracker

China–US–EU watchpoints

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Tech & AI blog

Ongoing notes

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General information only—not export-control advice. Classification and licensing require specialised counsel and current control lists. Last reviewed: August 2026 · China Legal Portal Editorial