U.S. nears rule-change to restrict Huawei's global chip supply

[F-22Raptor]

Reuters) - Senior cabinet officials in the Trump administration agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to China's Huawei Technologies, sources familiar with the matter said, as the White House ramps up criticism of China over coronavirus.

Under the change, foreign companies that use U.S. chipmaking equipment would be required to obtain a U.S. license before supplying Huawei. The Chinese telecoms company was blacklisted last year, limiting the company's suppliers.

Because most chipmaking equipment used worldwide relies on American technology, the change would represent a major expansion of export control authority that some trade experts have said would anger U.S. allies.


It is unclear if President Donald Trump, who appeared to push back against the proposal last month, will sign off on the rule change.

The new measures came after U.S. officials from various agencies agreed on Wednesday to alter the Foreign Direct Product Rule, which subjects some foreign-made goods based on U.S. technology or software to U.S. regulations, the sources said.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-u-nears-rule-change-144803000.html

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/30/h...spite-u-s-sanctions-forecasts-difficult-2020/

2020 looks to be another record year for Huawei. Keep flailing impotently, all you're doing is sinking the American empire faster.

 

[ShaikhKamal]

This just opens the door to hacking, reverse engineering and buying equipment through third parties. US cannot restrict technology when Chinese companies through third parties will offer few times the price and then reverse engineer. China may needs few years to catch up since they already the engineers to build the clones.

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

This just opens the door to hacking, reverse engineering and buying equipment through third parties. US cannot restrict technology when Chinese companies through third parties will offer few times the price and then reverse engineer. China may needs few years to catch up since they already the engineers to build the clones.

Not even. American companies themselves will delist in America and put their headquarters somewhere else. They'll transfer their entire IP portfolio to "new" companies outside China to keep doing business. It's so beautiful - your enemy has a full clip and he's determined to empty it into his own feet. Every last bullet.

 

[j20blackdragon]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1243165733141577731

 

[Paul2]

Reuters) - Senior cabinet officials in the Trump administration agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to China's Huawei Technologies, sources familiar with the matter said, as the White House ramps up criticism of China over coronavirus.

Under the change, foreign companies that use U.S. chipmaking equipment would be required to obtain a U.S. license before supplying Huawei. The Chinese telecoms company was blacklisted last year, limiting the company's suppliers.

Because most chipmaking equipment used worldwide relies on American technology, the change would represent a major expansion of export control authority that some trade experts have said would anger U.S. allies.


It is unclear if President Donald Trump, who appeared to push back against the proposal last month, will sign off on the rule change.

The new measures came after U.S. officials from various agencies agreed on Wednesday to alter the Foreign Direct Product Rule, which subjects some foreign-made goods based on U.S. technology or software to U.S. regulations, the sources said.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-u-nears-rule-change-144803000.html

I bet they will be up to an unpleasant surprise.

Taiwanese and China gob up 90% of fab equipment sales.

China imports more microchips than oil.

I between American F16, and Chinese money, Taiwanese will choose money.

US will then show Taiwan a middle finger, but find out that they can't really renege on Taiwan, or they will be seen as complete jokes.

It will be interesting to watch.

By far, the biggest Taiwanese security guarantee was not the US, but the treat of them "dying upon us."

Not even. American companies themselves will delist in America and put their headquarters somewhere else. They'll transfer their entire IP portfolio to "new" companies outside China to keep doing business. It's so beautiful - your enemy has a full clip and he's determined to empty it into his own feet. Every last bullet.

USA blocked Nvidia GPU export for a quite small Chinese supercomputer few years ago, Nvidia went through all the hoops to transfer the title to IP to their Singaporean branch, but a Chinese contractor already dropped the ball by then.

So yeah, will US companies jump the hoop to continue selling to China? Yes. Will they still make money on that? Doubtful.

US has indeed shoots its few remaining microelectronic champions in the foot.

 

[GumNaam]

China needs to make sure that it becomes self sufficient in making its own microchips if it isn't already self sufficient.

 

[Han Patriot]

China needs to make sure that it becomes self sufficient in making its own microchips if it isn't already self sufficient.

China's biggest problem is chip making equipment not chip per se. We can reverse US chips but the equipment is another problem.

 

[kuge]

how is hongmeng OS coming along?

 

[Beidou2020]

Huawei unveils its latest smartphone series
By Ma Si | chinadaily.com.cn
Updated: March 27, 2020

Huawei Technologies Co unveiled its latest high-end smartphone P40 series on Thursday in Paris via an online-only launch, as the Chinese tech giant aims to lure more consumers with cutting-edge photo-taking features.

The move came as Huawei is working to maintain the growth momentum of its smartphone business, despite the US government's restrictions and the COVID-19 outbreak.

Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei's consumer business group, said the new handsets, specifically, the P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro Plus, come with flagship features, including Huawei's 5G Kirin 990 processors, up to five rear cameras, and up to 90Hz displays.

The latest models are also powered by upgraded artificial intelligence technologies which can help consumers take better pictures, Yu said.

The move comes as Huawei safeguarded its reputation as the world's second-largest smartphone vendor last year amid the US government's efforts to ban it from using Google's Android operating system in its mobile devices.

To cope with Washington's restrictions, Huawei has developed its in-house operating system Harmony, and it has been working hard to build the ecosystem for Huawei Mobile Services, the foundation for its ability to sell smart devices in overseas markets.

P40 series also come with the Huawei AppGallery, its self-developed online store for downloading mobile apps.

Yu said Huawei Mobile Services, or HMS, are now available in more than 170 markets, with 400 million monthly active users. Also, it boasts more than 1.3 million third-party app developers and partners.

"We welcome every developer to join the HMS ecosystem,"Yu said.

In 2019, Huawei shipped more than 240 million handsets, a rise of nearly 17 percent on the 206 million in 2018.

 

[GumNaam]

China's biggest problem is chip making equipment not chip per se. We can reverse US chips but the equipment is another problem.

Time to reverse engineer the chip making equipment...

 

[Beidou2020]

Time to reverse engineer the chip making equipment...

It’s mostly the EUV lithography machines that China needs.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/chin...-uv-light-sources-to-achieve-22nm-res.589369/

 

[Paul2]

It’s mostly the EUV lithography machines that China needs.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/chin...-uv-light-sources-to-achieve-22nm-res.589369/

The best strategy is to keep them hostage now. They can have our business, or they can have none and go bust.

The equipment industry went into many billions of debt to deliver EUV tools. They can't not only return their investment, but they can't even service the debt if they have no paying customer.

 

[rambro]

Typical crooked businessman' dirty tactic to eliminate a competitor they cant beat.

 

[comci]

It’s mostly the EUV lithography machines that China needs.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/chin...-uv-light-sources-to-achieve-22nm-res.589369/

Which is made in the Netherlands.