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The hearing by the Senate's permanent subcommittee on
investigations will address how Russia is evading export
controls intended to block it from using U.S. technology in the
war in Ukraine, added the office of the Democratic lawmaker, who
chairs the panel.
The panel has sought information and documents from four large
U.S. semiconductor makers - Advanced Micro Devices, Analog
Devices, Intel, and Texas Instruments, it added.
Preliminary information obtained by the panel showed that since
Russia invaded Ukraine almost two years ago, these four
companies had "significantly increased" exports to countries
identified as potentially being used by Russia to evade U.S.
export controls, it said.
American-made semiconductors have been found in a range of
equipment used by the Russian military, Blumenthal's office
said, from drones and radios to missiles and armored vehicles.
The United States and its allies have imposed sanctions on
Moscow and export controls for those supporting Russia's
military and defense industries.
Advanced Micro Devices said it shared the national security
concerns of the Senate panel and had set up procedures for
action when its products are found to have been diverted to
Russia.
Texas Instruments said it was co-operating with the panel and
was opposed to the use of its chips in Russian military
equipment, saying it stopped selling products into Russia in
February 2022.
Intel also said it suspended all shipments to customers in
Russia and Belarus after the conflict began, that it abides by
export regulations and sanctions, and that its contracts require
customers and distributors to comply with the same regulations.
Analog Devices said it was co-operating with the Senate panel’s
probe and did not support "the illicit diversion of its products
to countries or entities subject to U.S. or international
sanctions."
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh and David Shepardson in Washington;
Additional reporting by Shubhendu Deshmukh; Editing by Daniel
Wallis and Clarence Fernandez)
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