Qualcomm has recently received approval from US to sell 4G mobile chips to Huawei, Despite of the Trump administration’s ban on doing business with the Chinese company, Reuters reported.
Qualcomm didn’t specify which products it’s allowed to sell to Huawei, but told Reuters they were related to mobile devices.
In May, The Commerce Department tightened the restrictions to require any overseas semiconductor manufacturers to get a license from the US if they used US equipment or technology to make chips for Huawei.
In August, Huawei said that it was running out of processor chips because of the US sanctions. Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business unit said at the time that this year may be the last generation of Huawei Kirin high-end chips.
Qualcomm’s license to sell to Huawei only covers 4G chips, Reuters notes, and isn’t clear whether its license would apply to 5G chips or not.
