Applied Materials to Pay $252 Million Penalty for Illegal Semiconductor Exports to China
Applied Materials to Pay $252 Million Penalty to BIS for Illegally Exporting Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security announced a settlement with Applied Materials Inc. and its Korean subsidiary, requiring them to pay a $252 million penalty for illegal exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China. AMAT routed ion implanter shipments through Korea to a blacklisted Chinese company without the required export license.
应用材料公司因向中国非法出口半导体设备被罚2.52亿美元
美国商务部工业与安全局宣布与应用材料公司及其韩国子公司达成和解，后者需支付2.52亿美元罚款。应用材料将离子注入器经韩国运往被列入实体清单的中国公司，未申请所需出口许可。罚款金额为约1.26亿美元非法交易额的两倍，系法定最高上限，涉事高管已被解雇。
The penalty is twice the transaction value, showing BIS is using maximum statutory fines and personnel accountability to deter export control circumvention routed through third countries.
Source: Commerce BIS (export controls news) · bis.gov