The United States imposes new restrictions on the export of semiconductors and equipment for their production to China. The sanctions affect 140 Chinese companies. This may also negatively affect the activities of some American, Japanese and Dutch manufacturers, Reuters reports.

The US is planning new steps to curb China’s ambitions in chip manufacturing. This will hit Chinese companies Piotech and SiCarrier Technology through new export restrictions. In particular, the new agreement provides for restrictions on the supply of advanced memory chips and other tools for chip production.

The new package of measures is the latest attempt by the Biden administration to limit China’s ability to access technology and chip manufacturing that could advance AI for military purposes or otherwise threaten the United States. Donald Trump will take office in a few months, and he is expected to maintain many of the tough measures against China.

The new package of measures restricts the supply of high-bandwidth chips to China, which are important for artificial intelligence training, and introduces new restrictions on 24 additional chip manufacturing tools and three software tools. In addition, the new restrictions prohibit the export of chip manufacturing equipment from Singapore and Malaysia.

Earlier, the U.S. Department of Commerce banned Taiwanese company TSMC, the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, from supplying AI chips to China.