AOS settles with US over unauthorised shipments to China's Huawei
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
(AOS) has agreed to pay $4.25 million to settle with the U.S.
Department of Commerce
for shipping items to China's
Huawei
Technologies in violation of export regulations, according to a department order posted on Wednesday.
AOS engaged in prohibited conduct by forwarding 1,650 power controllers, smart power stages and related accessories to Huawei without authorisation in 2019, the year Huawei was added to a restricted U.S. trade list, the order said.
Though the items were foreign-designed and produced, the order said, they were subject to export control regulations because AOS exported them from the United States. Suppliers to companies on the restricted trade list, known as the Entity List, are required to obtain licenses.
"This resolution does not impact AOS's ongoing business operations and brings to an end the U.S. government's five-year-plus investigation," the company said. "AOS is pleased to bring this matter to a close with only limited administrative export control charges."
U.S. authorities have been investigating AOS' transactions with Huawei since 2019, the company said in an SEC filing earlier this year. In January 2024 the Justice Department closed its investigation without charges, the filing said, but a civil investigation by the Commerce Department was ongoing.
On April 16, 2025, AOS said it received a letter from Commerce alleging violations of export control regulations, and the company met to discuss a possible resolution.
AOS, which is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, operates in both the United States and Asia. It has a wafer fabrication facility in Hillsboro, Oregon.
In 2020, the United States added to Huawei's Entity listing to expand its authority to stop shipments of foreign-produced items to Huawei.
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