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“This will have a very substantial impact on Huawei’s ability to manufacture chips both in its smartphones as well as in its base stations, which make up 85 or 90% of its overall revenue,” said Beijing-based Gavekal Dragonomics analyst Dan Wang. “There’s quite a big possibility that these rules will cut off almost 90% of its revenue.”
Last year, citing those concerns, the U.S. put Huawei on an “Entity List,” requiring U.S. companies to obtain a special license to sell products to the Chinese company. The move has largely frozen Huawei out of getting some of the computer chips it needs to make equipment integral to new high-speed wireless networks.
Huawei continued to use U.S. software and technology to design semiconductors by their production in overseas facilities using U.S. equipment, Ross said in a statement Friday.
A Huawei representative said the company had no immediate comment.
Materials in production today will get a 120 day grace period to not interrupt business continuity, a senior U.S. Commerce Department official said.
A senior State Department official said the action doesn’t mean all licenses will be denied.
More U.S. restrictions could inflict further damage on Huawei. The Shenzhen-based company in April reported growth had all but evaporated in the first quarter, after the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out demand for the gadgets that drive its revenue. Huawei’s HiSilicon is capable of crafting cutting-edge semiconductors that power its mobile devices and base stations, a key part of 5G infrastructure, but it depends on TSMC for production. Huawei may able to source some of its lower-end chip orders back to local foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., but has no recourse in the advanced processors for which TSMC was the sole manufacturer.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...s-rules-to-crack-down-on-huawei-s-chip-supply
Last year, citing those concerns, the U.S. put Huawei on an “Entity List,” requiring U.S. companies to obtain a special license to sell products to the Chinese company. The move has largely frozen Huawei out of getting some of the computer chips it needs to make equipment integral to new high-speed wireless networks.
Huawei continued to use U.S. software and technology to design semiconductors by their production in overseas facilities using U.S. equipment, Ross said in a statement Friday.
A Huawei representative said the company had no immediate comment.
Materials in production today will get a 120 day grace period to not interrupt business continuity, a senior U.S. Commerce Department official said.
A senior State Department official said the action doesn’t mean all licenses will be denied.
More U.S. restrictions could inflict further damage on Huawei. The Shenzhen-based company in April reported growth had all but evaporated in the first quarter, after the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out demand for the gadgets that drive its revenue. Huawei’s HiSilicon is capable of crafting cutting-edge semiconductors that power its mobile devices and base stations, a key part of 5G infrastructure, but it depends on TSMC for production. Huawei may able to source some of its lower-end chip orders back to local foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., but has no recourse in the advanced processors for which TSMC was the sole manufacturer.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...s-rules-to-crack-down-on-huawei-s-chip-supply