U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers as China eyes retaliation

It was a year when global semiconductor revenue fell by the greatest percentage in at least two decades, when eight of the top-10 chip suppliers suffered revenue declines and when sales fell for every application market and for every global region. The ye.....»»

Global chip sales momentum stalled in February due a falloff in demand from China as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association late Friday. While worldwide February sales rose 5% to .....»»

Global chip sales momentum stalled in February due a falloff in demand from China as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association late Friday. While worldwide February sales rose 5% to .....»»

China's Huawei Technologies reported its smallest annual profit increase in three years, hurt by weak overseas sales amid an intensifying U.S. campaign to restrict its global expansion due to security concerns......»»

Trump administration officials have rescheduled for March 11 a critical meeting to discuss potential new U.S. restrictions on sales of technology to Huawei and China, people familiar with the matter said......»»

Huawei has placed more chip orders with fabs in China, including TSMC's 12-inch wafer plant in Nanjing and SMIC's facilities, over the past half year, according to industry sources......»»

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The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average index briefly fell more than 1,000 points on Monday, as investors dumped riskier assets after a jump in coronavirus cases outside China fueled global growth worries......»»

TSMC has started reducing its chip capacity support for Huawei, but is still working closely with the China-based vendor in the development for advanced 5nm and 3nm chip solutions, according to industry sources......»»

Apple Inc's surprise warning that it will likely fall short of this quarter's sales target due to the coronavirus epidemic points to much pain for its chip and other suppliers as well as for rivals who also rely on China to build their products......»»

The Chinese embassy in Paris on Sunday urged the French government not to discriminate against Huawei as it selects suppliers for its 5G mobile network, saying it feared the company would face more constraints than rivals......»»

The threat from the coronavirus crisis closed in on the global auto industry on Thursday, as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV warned that a European plant could shut down within two to four weeks if Chinese parts suppliers cannot get back to work......»»

Some technology firms in China have maintained operations to manufacture parts and products despite government calls in various cities and provinces for companies to halt work to help stop the spread of a new coronavirus......»»

The U.S. government is nearing publication of a rule that would vastly expand its powers to block shipments of foreign-made goods to China's Huawei, as it seeks to squeeze the blacklisted telecoms company, two sources said......»»

Reuters Chinese tech giant Huawei attacked The Wall Street Journal for a reporting detaili.....»»

While Huawei has continued to ramp up self-sufficiency for mobile chips via its chip arm Hisilicon Technolo.....»»

Investors bet that the likes of Huawei will need domestic suppliers when the trade war crimps imports. .....»»

If the German government moves to ban H.....»»

The global market for SoCs for true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds is poised for exponential growth in 2020, but competition will heat up, driving IC suppliers to improve their product portfolios to stay competitive, according to industry sources......»»

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Tuesday rejected any deadlines on a trade deal with China and launched a fresh attack on telecoms giant Huawei, further dimming hopes for an end to a 17-month trade war that has slowed global growth......»»