Semiconductors7 March 20269 min

The compliance map for semiconductor toolchain partnerships

Export controls have redrawn what is possible in China–Europe semiconductor cooperation. Mature-node and equipment-adjacent collaboration remains open — with care.

The controls landscape is neither a wall nor a door; it is a map with clearly marked terrain. Mature-node manufacturing, materials, packaging and metrology remain areas of legitimate cooperation for organisations that document end-use rigorously.

We conduct our advisory strictly within applicable UK, EU and international trade regulations, and we decline any engagement touching restricted technologies or prohibited end-uses.

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