Chinese Chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies Sues U.S. Department of Defense Over Blacklist Placement
- ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth named as a defendant.
- CXMT claims the chips it designs are for civilian and commercial use, not military use, and states it was wrongly placed on the blacklist.
- The company was first added to the U.S. Department of Defense blacklist in January 2025.
- CXMT stated that its reputation and commercial interests have suffered since being blacklisted, and filed the lawsuit to protect its commercial interests.
- The U.S. Department of Defense declined to comment on the litigation, citing policy.
Chinese chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense seeking removal from a government blacklist. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth named as a defendant.
CXMT contends that the chips it designs are intended for civilian and commercial applications rather than military purposes, and argues it was wrongly placed on the blacklist. The company was initially added to the blacklist in January 2025.
In a statement following the lawsuit filing, CXMT stated that it is not a military enterprise and that its reputation and commercial interests have continued to suffer since the blacklisting. The company indicated it took legal action to protect its commercial interests.
The U.S. Department of Defense responded with a statement declining to comment on the pending litigation, citing departmental policy.
中国芯片制造商长鑫存储起诉美国防部要求移除黑名单
中国芯片制造商长鑫存储对美国防部提起诉讼，寻求将自身从政府黑名单中移除。诉讼在美国哥伦比亚特区地方法院提起，美国国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯被列为被告。
长鑫存储辩称其设计的芯片用于民用和商业应用而非军事用途，并主张自身被错误地列入黑名单。该公司于2025年1月首次被列入黑名单。
长鑫存储在诉讼提起后发表声明称，公司并非军事企业，自被列入黑名单以来其声誉和商业利益持续受损。公司表示采取法律行动是为了保护其商业利益。
美国防部随后发表声明，以部门政策为由拒绝对该诉讼事项发表评论。