Germany's Siemens has received a notice from the U.S. government saying restrictions on the export of chip design software to China have been lifted, Bloomberg News reported citing a statement from the tech company.

The two companies, along with Germany's Siemens, said they were resuming access to their electronic design automation (EDA) tools for Chinese customers. Synopsys and Cadence rose 5.9% and 5.4% respectively in the U.