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The Trump administration added a quintet of companies to its Entity List last week, including the AMD joint venture Tianjin Haiguang Advanced Technology Investment Company (THATIC).

Coming into effect on Monday, the ban dated 18 June from the US Department of Commerce limits export licences and requires US companies to gain approval to transact with them.

The five entities added are:

• Hygon, and two aliases Chengdu Haiguang Integrated Circuit and Chengdu Haiguang Jincheng Dianlu Sheji;
• HMC, and a pair of aliases Chengdu Haiguang Microelectronics Technology and Chengdu Haiguang Wei Dianzi Jishu;
• Higon and five aliases Higon Information Technology, Haiguang Xinxi Jishu Youxian Gongsi, THATIC, Tianjing Haiguang Advanced Technology Investment, and Tianjing Haiguang Xianjin Jishu Touzi Youxian…