Like Apple and Qualcomm, Huawei’s Hi Silicon unit designs chips but does not have the facilities to actually manufacture them. All three of these big tech firms rely on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest independent foundry, to manufacture their chips. But for Huawei, there could be a problem on the way. Considered a national security threat because of its perceived ties with the communist Chinese government, since last May Huawei has been on the Commerce Department’s entity list. This means that it cannot access any of its U.S. supply chain, including Google.
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