BIS Imposes $500,000 Penalty on Semiconductor Manufacturer for Entity List Violations
On November 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) imposed a $500,000 monetary penalty on GlobalFoundries U.S. 2 LLC and its parent, GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc., for a series of unauthorized exports to SJ Semiconductor (“SJS”), a restricted party contained on BIS’s ubiquitous Entity List. This recent enforcement action reflects BIS’s steadfast commitment to enforcing U.S. export controls, especially in...