American authorities’ investigation, aimed at uncovering the “nature and composition” of the new Chinese processors, lasted less than a month and No evidence was found that the sanctioned company could produce smartphones with advanced chips in large quantities. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the results on Tuesday.

There will be some chips

Gina Raimondo, who has headed the ministry since March 2021, said in a statement to the House of Representatives Science Committee that she was disturbed by the report on Huawei’s advanced smartphones. Because China’s chip production could violate trade restrictions They were made using American technology. It is not known exactly what the technology in question is and which American company it belongs to.

Last week, the chairmen of the Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services and China Affairs committees called on the Commerce Department to stop issuing licenses to Huawei and SMIC (which produces HiSilicon Kirin 9000S at its own factories for Huawei). They also noted the need for the United States to strengthen its sanctions and more effective control over exports.

Raimondo declined to comment on whether Huawei was considering terminating all of its licenses. He also said the Chinese government’s allegations against Apple’s iPhone were “alarming.” The imposition of such restrictions was previously reported by the American media, but later China officially denied the existence of such orders, although it emphasized that it still considered the company’s products dangerous.

• As you may remember, the USA limited Huawei’s access to ready-made technologies as well as some tools for chip production in 2019. This was due to accusations of espionage against China, which the company organized through telecommunications equipment installed in many countries of the world, including Australia, the USA, the UK and Europe.
• At the beginning of September, Huawei introduced its flagship smartphone, the Mate 60 Pro. It supports the company’s 5G technology, which has not been available since 2019.