Gina Raimondo

New Capabilities

Left office in January 2025

In May 2019, the United States placed Huawei, the world's largest telecom equipment maker, on an export blacklist, cutting the company off from American chips, software, and chipmaking tools. Seven years later, Huawei launched its Mate 80 Pro smartphone globally from Madrid, powered entirely by a processor designed in-house and made by China's largest chipmaker using equipment the US tried to deny.

Updated May 29

New Capabilities

Architect of Biden administration's semiconductor export controls

Biren Technology's shares surged 76% on January 2, 2026, raising $717 million in Hong Kong—the first GPU chipmaker to list this year. Despite losing $1.6 billion annually and facing US export bans, investors oversubscribed 2,348 times; rivals Moore Threads and MetaX followed with Shanghai IPOs that surged 400% and 700%.

Updated May 19

New Capabilities

Led industrial policy during Biden term; championed CHIPS Act implementation

In early 2026, America's AI manufacturing strategy is fracturing. The Trump White House released a National AI Legislative Framework on March 20, 2026, asking Congress to preempt all state AI laws. California, Colorado, and New York have pledged to keep enforcing their own rules and are preparing court challenges.

Updated May 18

Rule Changes

Overseeing CHIPS Act subsidies and BIS export controls that constrain Chinese chip and tool makers

Intel is racing to regain its chipmaking crown with a 14A process backed by billions in U.S. subsidies. In mid-December 2025, Reuters revealed the company had been test-driving critical tools from ACM Research, a China-rooted equipment maker whose Shanghai and Korean units sit on a U.S. export blacklist.

Updated May 15