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BIS Issues Export Control FAQs for Certain Integrated Circuits

The Bureau of Industry and Security issued Sept. 17 guidance on export control information related to radiation hardened integrated circuits. The guidance includes a frequently asked question about whether certain integrated circuits are considered to be “rated as radiation hardened”…

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under Export Control Classification Number 3A001.a.1 or meet or exceed the characteristics in ECCN 9A515.d or e. Another FAQ addresses how the classification of “standard fabrication process technologies” are impacted if they don’t meet certain required standards in the Export Administration Regulations. The final FAQ addresses whether the U.S. government, in developing plans to “prevent the release of controlled technology during the lifecycle of an acquisition,” can rely on “industry technology control plans for programs using onshore foundries for integrated circuit production.”