Chinas chips are off the table - US considering Huawei sanctions over secretive chip network

Date:
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:00:45 +0000

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Despite existing sanctions, China has pushed ahead with semiconductor manufacturing and export.

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The US is considering sanctioning a number of countries linked to Huawei semiconductor manufacturing, after the Shenzhen based tech giant made a significant breakthrough, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter.

The US has been investing billions of dollars to secure domestic production
of semiconductors, over concern of potential espionage and sabotage conducted by China on companies based in Taiwan, which is home to over 60% of the world's semiconductor production.

This latest move by the US government appears to be a step up in efforts to restrict Chinas capacity to manufacture and export domestically produced chips, with Beijing succeeding in producing highly complex chips despite existing sanctions. Export loopholes are actively exploited

Those familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) previously identified a number of Chinese chip
manufacturing sites that are being acquired, or built, by Huawei could be affected.

The US has its crosshairs on a number of Chinese companies. This includes Qingdao SiEn, Shenzhen Pensun Technology CO., and SwaySure, among other more significant manufacturers, like ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc., according to those cited by Bloomberg.

Semiconductors are an essential part of almost every electronic device, from civilian applications such as transportation and healthcare, up to highly technologically advanced military guidance and tracking systems.

Speaking on the announcement, Jeffries analyst, Edison Lee, said, Adding more Chinese companies to the US Entity List is a highly likely event. It is easy to implement and justify, and it will further block certain key Chinese companies from being able to exploit current loopholes in export
restrictions.

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