Chinese chip equipment maker AMEC sues U.S. over military blacklist

SHANGHAI -- Chinese semiconductor equipment maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) on Friday announced it has filed a lawsuit in an American court against the U.S. Department of Defense for adding it to a blacklist.

In January, Shanghai-based AMEC was included in the DOD's list of "Chinese military companies" operating in the U.S. The company said the inclusion was "erroneous, factually incorrect, without legal basis, and in violation of procedural due process, which has had a significantly detrimental impact on AMEC's reputation."