➀ Silead Technology completed its D round of financing led by Pulei Capital under CATL, followed by SMIC Investment.

➁ The funds will be used for talent introduction, product research and development, and commercialization.

➂ Silead Technology, founded in 2016, originates from the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and has MaPU architecture with independent intellectual property rights.

➀ The new regulations will take effect from January 2, 2025, targeting investments in China in semiconductors, quantum, and AI technologies that may pose a national security threat;

➁ The U.S. government has been strictly limiting the export of advanced semiconductors to China and has enhanced the review of inward direct investments from China by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS);

➂ The restrictions will include acquisitions of Chinese enterprise shares and joint ventures in targeted areas, as well as investments in advanced semiconductor companies and quantum research facilities in China.