Senator Richard Blumenthal of the United States stated that American semiconductor companies should do more to avoid their chips being illegally inserted into Russian military equipment.
Senator Richard Blumenthal of the United States said at a hearing on Tuesday that US semiconductor firms should do more to prevent their chips from being illegally integrated into Russian military equipment.
Blumenthal’s comments come as reports revealed that U.S.-made semiconductors and other technology were still detected in a wide spectrum of Russian weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine, including drones, radios, missiles, and armored vehicles.
His remarks were directed at U.S. chipmakers such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O.), Intel Corp. (INTC.O.), Texas Instruments (TXN.O.), and Analog Devices (ADI.O.), following reports of their products being used in Russian equipment or flowing to Russia despite US export controls.
The companies “have the capacity to trace and track those components well enough to do something more,” Blumenthal, chair of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said at a hearing investigating how US chipmakers are complying with export restrictions imposed following Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
The subcommittee requested documentation and information from the four chipmakers. According to a memo from the committee majority staff, preliminary data reveal large increases in shipments to nations that Russia may use to circumvent controls since 2021.
Three witnesses at the hearing revealed how their groups tracked the usage of US semiconductors and components in Russian weaponry.
The companies “have the capacity to trace and track those components well enough to do something more,” Blumenthal, chair of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said at a hearing investigating how US chipmakers are complying with export restrictions imposed following Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
The subcommittee requested documentation and information from the four chipmakers. According to a memo from the committee majority staff, preliminary data reveal large increases in shipments to nations that Russia may use to circumvent controls since 2021.
Three witnesses at the hearing revealed how their groups tracked the usage of US semiconductors and components in Russian weaponry.
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