<p>➀ The US is set to impose new sanctions on China's semiconductor industry, restricting exports to 140 companies, including chip equipment manufacturers like North华创科技集团.</p><p>➁ The measures are aimed at hindering China's chip-making ambitions and preventing the production of chips that could threaten US national security.</p><p>➂ The restrictions include limiting exports of advanced memory chips, 24 chip-making tools, and 3 software tools, as well as new export controls on chip-making equipment produced in Singapore, Malaysia, and other countries.</p>