Huawei has reportedly built a chip factory to avoid US sanctions

(Washington Composite Electric) The American Semiconductor Association said that China Communications Giant Huawei is secretly building a series of semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the name of other companies in China to avoid the US's ban on the procurement of US chip manufacturing equipment.

Comprehensive Bloomberg and Reuters report that the US Semiconductor Association, headquartered in Washington, stated that Huawei has invested in the field of chip production since last year and has received subsidies of about US $ 30 billion (about 40.7 billion yuan) by the Chinese government.At present, Huawei has acquired two existing factories and is building three other factories.The report did not explain the factory address.

Huawei was included in the entity control list by the US Department of Commerce in 2019, and banned American suppliers from providing semiconductor technology and products to Huawei without permission.Washington has further banned suppliers from providing Huawei with any semiconductor products designed and manufactured in American technology, American software.

Bloomberg pointed out that if Huawei ’s news of building semiconductor facilities in the name of other companies is true, it means that Huawei will bypass the restrictions of the US government and indirectly procure the US advanced chip manufacturing equipment.

The Industry and Security Agency of the US Department of Commerce told Bloomberg that they are paying close attention to the situation, and they are also ready to take action when necessary.

In addition to Huawei, dozens of Chinese companies are also included in the export control list, including Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Pengxin Micro -integrated Circuit Manufacturing Co., Ltd.The US Semiconductor Association said that both companies are part of the Huawei supply chain network.

It is not clear why the US Semiconductor Association issues a warning at this time.Some analysts believe that the association may be trying to warn members with caution, because some companies may conceal their relationship with their blacklists with Huawei and other blacklists.