Synopsys has stopped sales and services in China after receiving an order from the US Commerce Department, affecting its operations and customers in the country.
The US government instructed various companies to cease shipping goods to China, leading to disruptions in businesses like Synopsys, US chip design software firms, and chemical suppliers for computer chips.
Following a letter from the Commerce Department, Synopsys internally suspended forecasts and informed staff in China to halt sales and services immediately, affecting all customers in China.
The halt in operations is part of the ongoing trade war, with companies like Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens EDA, which dominate China's electronic design automation market, facing restrictions and challenges.