California-based chip designer Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOS) has agreed to pay $4.25 million to settle a probe over its unlicensed exports to sanctioned Chinese company Huawei.
In a June 27 order published on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) said that in 2019, AOS sent about 1,650 foreign-made power controllers, smart power stages, and related accessories from the United States to Huawei in 15 shipments, without securing export licenses.
The bureau said AOS is required to pay the fine within 30 days or the company will face interest and administrative charges and could lose its export privileges for one year….