By Liam Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -Semiconductor design software firm Synopsys has told staff in China to halt services and sales in the country and stop taking new orders to comply with new U.

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Investing.com -- Semiconductor design software company Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) has directed its staff in China to immediately suspend all sales and services in the country and to stop accepting new orders, in response to newly imposed U.S. export controls, Reuters reported on Friday.