The main target of the USA is Huawei's HiSilicon chip unit
The US seems to have
targeted Huawei's chip-making unit, HiSilicon, with a new step last week.
The tension between
the US administration and the Chinese company Huawei has
increased further these days.
In the past few days, US President Donald
Trump had signed the decision that extended their ban on Huawei for
another year. Later, the US administration announced that they also
blocked the purchase of semiconductor chips using Huawei's US
technology and software.
Having become the lead
actor of China's dream of producing its own computer chips in a short time,
Huawei's chip unit HiSilicon will not be able to reach the tools it needs for
success after the US move.
HiSilicon, which has
developed chips almost exclusively for Huawei, has remained in the background
in the chip market dominated by the US, Korean and Japanese companies since it
was founded in 2004. In addition, like all electronics companies, Huawei
was dependent on other manufacturers on the chips it uses on their devices.
However, recent investments
in the field of R&D have enabled HiSilicon to go the distance. The
company, which has 7 thousand employees, has enabled Huawei to
become an important player both in the global smartphone market
and in the newly developing 5G network. Kirin processors developed by HiSilicon
are seen at the same level as processors developed by Apple and
Qualcomm.
This is stated as one of the few examples that a Chinese company
can compete globally in chip production.
HiSilicon is also one of
the strengthening factors in the 5G field where Huawei is competing with the
USA.
Huawei announced in March
that 8 percent of the 50 thousand 5G base stations it sold in 2019 were
manufactured using HiSilicon chipsets without using US technologies.
However, the U.S. plans to
block Huawei's HiSilicon chip unit with new decisions.
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