Extension of Authorized Integrated Circuit (IC) Designer Status and Application Deadline To Become an Approved IC Designer

What it does

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is revising the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by extending by about eight months the triggering date for authorized integrated circuit designer status and submission date for applications to become an approved integrated circuit (IC) designer. The new date is December 31, 2026.

The Industry and Security Bureau's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

15 CFR 774

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Industry and Security Bureau has published 12 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 22 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

2 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 0694-AJ98 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• Feb. 14, 2025 Correcting amendment. Implementation of Additional Due Diligence Measures for Advanced Computing Integrated Circuits; Amendments and Clarifications; and Extension of Comment Period; Correction
• Jan. 16, 2025 Interim final rule, with request for comment. Implementation of Additional Due Diligence Measures for Advanced Computing Integrated Circuits; Amendments and Clarifications; and Extension of Comment Period

What happens next and when

Effective date: The effective date of this rule is April 7, 2026. Extended date to apply to become an approved IC designer: Applications must be received by December 31, 2026, after which time, applicants may be considered authorized IC designers for 180 days.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Title 15 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register