Gu Ping, the alternate president of the Chinese company Huawei, said that the company is in difficult situations these days due to the US sanctions that put the company under great pressure.
According to Arabiyanet, Ping added, saying: At the moment, staying is the goal.
and Washington stepped up its pressure on Huawei, and issued new sanctions in May and August that would restrict the company's access to the chips it needs to manufacture smartphones, 5G network equipment and other products. According to a report by the American CNN, seen by Al Arabiya.net.
semiconductor companies that use US software and technology to design and manufacture chips can no longer sell to Huawei without first obtaining a license from the US Department of Commerce.
US regulators say Huawei is a national security risk, claiming that the Chinese government may use Huawei equipment for spying. The company has repeatedly denied the allegations.
Analysts described the recent US sanctions as a fatal blow and a death sentence for the company.
"The United States is constantly attacking us and the recent restrictions have posed major challenges to our operations," Ping told reporters.
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Many analysts estimate that Huawei has stockpiled enough semiconductors to keep the company at least until the end of the year. But when asked how long the supplies will last at the press conference, Ping said, "We are still evaluating more details."
He added that Huawei buys hundreds of millions of chips for its smartphone business every year, and that the company received its last shipment of chips in mid-September, when it entered the US restrictions announced in May. Into effect.
major chip makers such as Qualcomm and SK Hynix have applied for sales licenses to Huawei, according to Chinese state broadcaster CGTN.
SMIC, the largest chip maker in China, said in a statement that it has also submitted licensing applications covering several Huawei products, without going into details.
some companies, including Intel, have got the green light. A spokesman for the American company confirmed that it obtained a license ...
