5 Chip War comentada em 23/05/2020 19:51 Stocks Zikka13 em 23/05/20 18:43 comentada em 23/05/2020 19:51 THE SINO-AMERICAN chip war is getting hotter.A year ago America banned its technology companies from selling to Huawei. It fears the Chinese company’s growing prowess in 5G telecoms and worries that Huawei-equipped networks could aid Chinese spying (which the firm denies). That ban was easily circumvented. So now America has barred the use of American equipment to produce chips for Huawei, hoping to choke off supplies. Huawei says the new ban threatens its survival. But this blockade, too, may be ineffective.Huawei need never touch the blacklisted chips. Its phones are usually assembled by contract manufacturers who supply customers directly. Asian chip foundries are hard to monitor from Washington. And the industry is anyway becoming less American. The Economist estimates that the top dozen semiconductor firms have only 20% of their physical assets in the United States. The ban may drive more of America’s industry offshore.The week in charts - Chipping away at Huawei | Graphic detail | The EconomistHuawei reportedly overtakes Qualcomm as China's top semiconductor playerHuawei hits back at US as TSMC cuts off chip orders - The Verge
