China fails Micron’s products in security review, bars some purchases

‘The review found that Micron’s products have serious network security risks … affecting China’s national security,’ the Cyberspace Administration of China says

The CAC does not say what risks it found nor what Micron products affected

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A sign marks the entrance of the Micron Technology automotive chip manufacturing plant on in Manassas, Virginia, US. China’s government on Sunday told users of computer equipment deemed sensitive to stop buying products from Micron. Photo: AP

Published: 12:26am, 22 May 2023Updated: 2:23pm, 22 May 2023

China’s cyberspace regulator said on Sunday that products made by US memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology had failed its network security review and that it would bar operators of key infrastructure from procuring from the firm.

According to China’s broad definition of critical information infrastructure, this could include sectors ranging from transport to finance.

“The review found that Micron’s products have serious network security risks, which pose significant security risks to China’s critical information infrastructure supply chain, affecting China’s national security,” the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement.

China’s cyberspace regulator US memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology has failed a network security review. Photo: Reuters

Micron said it had received the CAC’s notice of conclusion of its review of the company’s products sold in China, and “look forward to continuing to engage in discussions with Chinese authorities”.

The CAC neither provided details on what risks it had found nor what Micron products would be affected.

China announced its review of Micron’s products in late March. The company said at the time it was cooperating and that its business operations in China were normal.

The governments of the United States and China are in a dispute about chip technology. Washington has imposed a series of export controls on chipmaking technology to China and moved to prevent Micron rival Yangtze Memory Technologies from buying certain American components.

China fails Micron’s products in security review, bars some purchases

‘The review found that Micron’s products have serious network security risks … affecting China’s national security,’ the Cyberspace Administration of China says The CAC does not say what risks it found nor what Micron products affected

‘The review found that Micron’s products have serious network security risks … affecting China’s national security,’ the Cyberspace Administration of China says

The CAC does not say what risks it found nor what Micron products affected