According to 36Kr, Huawei’s chip shortage problem is about to be resolved. Sources close to Huawei revealed that Qualcomm has been approved to supply chips to Huawei, meaning that the Huawei P50 and Mate 50 series will be powered by the latest Snapdragon 875 chipset.
Recent reports indicate that companies such as Intel, AMD, Samsung Display, and Sony have obtained permission from the U.S. government to continue conducting business with Huawei. As a result, TSMC has resumed chip production for Huawei using 28nm and above processes (including 28nm).
On November 5th, Qualcomm confirmed in its fourth-quarter financial report that it had received a one-time patent payment of $1.8 billion from Huawei. At the same time, Qualcomm stated that it had officially submitted an application for a supply license for Huawei.
On May 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that Huawei and its 70 affiliated companies were added to the “Entity List.” Without U.S. government approval, Huawei would be unable to purchase components from American companies.
On August 17 this year, the sanctions were escalated as the U.S. Department of Commerce issued new regulations restricting Huawei’s access to products from other chip manufacturers. The ban even extended to non-U.S. chip technology companies. After the ban took effect on September 15, Huawei’s smartphones and other smart terminal products faced a shortage of available chips.
Earlier, Huawei Chairman Guo Ping revealed in a public speech that if the US allows it, Huawei is willing to use Qualcomm chips.
