July 2 (Reuters) - Germany's Siemens AG has

received a notice from the U.S. government saying that export

restrictions on chip design software for China have been lifted,

Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from

the company.

Siemens has restored complete access to its software and

technology for customers in China, Bloomberg reported.

The German company and the U.S. Department of Commerce did

not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

In May, the U.S. ordered several companies including

Siemens' EDA unit, Cadence and Synopsys ( SNPS ) to

obtain licenses before exporting goods, such as design software

and chemicals for semiconductors, to China.