Sources: TSMC, the biggest contract chipmaker, has halted new orders from Huawei in response to new US export controls; orders placed before are not impacted
Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asian Review :
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Discussion
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@tom_fowdy
Tom Fowdy
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Just two days before the newest Huawei restrictions came out, it was announced that China's SMIC had in fact successfully developed the country's first advanced chipset which the company was previously relevant on TSMC far. That's cutting edge timing. https://www.xda-developers.c…
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@guolibrary
@guolibrary
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#TSMC, the world's largest contract #semiconductor maker, reportedly stops taking new orders from #Huawei, its 2nd largest customer, after new #US export controls. It means more difficult for Huawei to obtain #chips produced using U.S. technology. https://techcrunch.com/...
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@arjunkharpal
Arjun Kharpal
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The new US rules require foreign manufacturers using U.S. chipmaking equipment to get a license before being able to sell semiconductors to Huawei. There is no indication that the U.S. will grant licenses either. That will apply to Taiwanese contract chip manufacturer TSMC.
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@arjunkharpal
Arjun Kharpal
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The problem for Huawei is it relies on TSMC for nearly all of its chips for smartphones in particular. @neiltwitz estimates around 98% of Huawei's smartphone-related chips manufactured by TSMC. So what are Huawei's options? Look to diversify, right? Very tough task because...
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@arjunkharpal
Arjun Kharpal
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While Huawei designs chips in-house, via its HiSilicon division, those are actually made by TSMC. Chips are a critical part of a swathe of Huawei products from 5G base stations (required to build mobile networks) to its smartphones. So the new rules could hit a huge part of biz
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@arjunkharpal
Arjun Kharpal
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A thread on the new US rules around chip exports to #Huawei and the impact it could have. The short version: A potentially huge blow to Huawei. This is one of the biggest moves Washington has made against the Chinese firm. https://www.cnbc.com/...