Photo credit: Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr Cadence Design Systems Pleads Guilty in Major Export Violation Case, Will Pay Over $140 Million in Penalties FBI Deputy Director Bongino: “This is a wakeup call for the semiconductor industry.” Washington, D.C. — July 31, 2025 In a high-profile national security case, Cadence Design Systems Inc. , a California-based multinational technology firm, has pleaded guilty to criminal export violations involving the sale of sensitive semiconductor design tools to a restricted Chinese military university , according to a public statement by FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino . The university in question is believed to be involved in the development of supercomputers that support Chinese military programs and nuclear explosion simulations , raising serious concerns about the unauthorized transfer of U.S. technology to foreign adversaries. As part of a plea deal, Cadence will pay more than $140 million in criminal and civil pen...
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