ECCN 3A090 & 4A090 Semiconductor Export Control Architecture
Deterministic compliance engine enforcing the BIS October 7/17 export control rules, Total Processing Performance (TPP) thresholds, Foreign Direct Product (FDP) rules, and Treasury E.O. 14105 outbound investment gating.
Export control compliance for semiconductors requires strict licensing under BIS rules (15 CFR § 742.6 and § 744.23) whenever integrated circuits, GPU accelerator servers, or EDA software exceed Total Processing Performance (TPP $\ge 4800$) or performance density thresholds (ECCN 3A090/4A090). Under the Foreign Direct Product (FDP) rule (15 CFR § 734.9), chips manufactured globally using U.S. EDA tools or wafer fabrication equipment are subject to U.S. export licensing, with strict presumption of denial to China, Macau, and Country Group D:5 destinations.
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HOLD TRANSACTION: Prior authorization required under 15 CFR § 742 / 22 CFR § 120. File Form BIS-748P or DDTC DSP-5.
Commercial GPU, AI Accelerator & ASIC Regulatory Metrics Matrix
Explicit hardware metrics and statutory licensing outcomes under BIS ECCN 3A090.a, 3A090.b, and License Exception NAC notification rules.
| Commercial Chip / Architecture | Total Processing Performance (TPP) | Performance Density (PD) | Interconnect Bandwidth | BIS ECCN Classification | Global Licensing Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA H100 SXM5 (Hopper) | 15,790 (FP8 / FP16 TPP) | 19.40 | 900 GB/s NVLink 4.0 | 3A090.a | Presumption of Denial to D:5 / Macau |
| NVIDIA H800 (Modified Architecture) | 7,900 (Calculated TPP) | 9.70 | 400 GB/s NVLink | 3A090.a (Oct 17 Rule) | Controlled under Oct 17 IFR; License Req. |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D | 4,680 (Clamped TPP) | 5.82 (< 5.92 Threshold) | PCIe Gen 5 (64 GB/s) | 3A090.b.2 | License Exception NAC / ACA Eligible |
| AMD Instinct MI300X (CDNA 3) | 20,980 (FP8 / FP16 TPP) | 20.75 | 896 GB/s Infinity Fabric | 3A090.a | Presumption of Denial to D:5 / Macau |
| Custom ASIC (3nm/5nm GAAFET Foundry) | > 4,800 or Density ≥ 3.2 | ≥ 3.2 to 5.92 | ≥ 600 GB/s Die-to-Die UCIe | 3A090.a / 3E001 | Foundry Tape-Out Gating / FDP Trigger |
Procurement Network Diverting Advanced GPU Servers via Hong Kong and UAE Fronts
Case Summary: A procurement network established shell corporations in Hong Kong and Dubai to purchase enterprise server racks containing NVIDIA advanced computing chips. The export documents falsely declared the end-user as a local commercial cloud-hosting provider in Singapore. Federal agents intercepted shipping manifests demonstrating that the servers were scheduled for immediate air freight transshipment to a sanctioned supercomputing center in Shenzhen. Multiple corporate officers were indicted on charges of conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA), facing up to 20 years imprisonment.
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Pre-transaction interceptor executes before sales orders, export shipments, or billing blocks commit.
SAP S/4HANA & ECC 6.0
Sales rep or customer portal initiates order for dual-use components.
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Instantaneous OFAC FAQ 401 traversal, Entity List screening, and address deconfliction.
Automated Order Action
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Regulatory & Enforcement Frequently Asked Questions
Definitive answers backed by statutory citations under 15 CFR (EAR), 22 CFR (ITAR), and 31 CFR (OFAC).
Under 15 CFR § 774 Supp. 1 ECCN 3A090 Technical Notes, Total Processing Performance (TPP) is defined as 2 * MacTOPS (Tera Operations per Second for 8-bit or smaller matrix operations) or 2 * TeraFLOPS (for 16-bit or 32-bit floating point calculations). If an integrated circuit achieves TPP >= 4800, or TPP >= 1600 with a Performance Density >= 5.92, it falls strictly under 3A090.a and requires authorization for export to Macau or destinations in Country Group D:5.
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