China's EDA firms jump on report US restricts chip design software sales

Shares of Chinese electronic design automation (EDA) firms jump on report U.S. is restricting chip design software sales to China

Shanghai-listed Primarius Technologies 688206.SS soars 20% to 27.77 yuan, highest since April 14

Shenzhen-listed Semitronix Corp 301095.SZ jumps 19% to 56.25 yuan, the highest since March 28

Empyrean Technology 301269.SZ surges 17% to 136 yuan, highest since April 9

Shanghai Anlogic Infotech 688107.SS climbs 7.7% to 27.89 yuan, highest since May 13

The U.S. has ordered companies that offer software used to design semiconductors to stop selling to China without first getting an export licence, two people familiar with the situation said

Electronic design automation (EDA) software makers, including Cadence CDNS.O, Synopsys SNPS.O and Siemens EDA, were sent notifications by the Commerce Department to cease supplying their technology, one of the people said

China's chipmaking index .STARCHIP rises 1.4%, the blue-chip CSI 300 Index .CSI300 adds 0.7% and the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC gains 0.8%