Provided by the EDA Consortium Export Control Committee

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All exports from the United States of EDA software and services are controlled under the Export Administration Regulations, administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS, formerly BXA). Whether you know it or not, there are export regulations to which you must legally comply. Non-compliance can be costly!

The scope of controls and associated export licensing requirements depends upon a particular product's export classification (ECCN) under the Export Administration Regulations. Proper classification of products and services has important implications for your business - a restrictive classification means more paperwork, bureaucracy and time.

The EDA Consortium has formed a task force, known as the EDA Consortium Export Group, to educate the licensing officials at BIS about our industry and the proper classification levels for our software products. See our Export Control Success Story.

We have recently been focusing on the emerging issue of the use of encryption in EDA software products. The group has put together a briefing on the subject to promote discussion about future trends and the role of encryption in EDA.

Current members of the EDA Consortium Export Group are export managers and technical representatives from Cadence, Mentor Graphics and Synopsys. We maintain the following objectives:

• Pro-actively monitor actions at BIS and other agencies to ensure that proposed regulations changes do not negatively affect the EDA Industry.
  

• Offer training and advice to Consortium member companies on export regulations. See our latest Feb. 2, 2006 Export Control Update (pdf).
  

• Share Commodity Classification information between member companies to assist in proper product classification, ensuring industry companies are "on the same page."

For further information about the EDA Export Group, contact:

Larry Disenhof
Erik Oliver
Douge Martin