BIS Levies $4.25 Million Penalty Against Alpha and Omega Semiconductor for Unauthorized Exports to Huawei
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final order resolving administrative enforcement proceedings against Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated (“AOS”), a publicly traded designer and supplier of power semiconductors headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The agency concluded that AOS committed fifteen violations of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) between May and November 2019 by exporting a...