Chip maker MediaTek said the company has applied to the United States in accordance with regulations, in an effort to continue to supply Huawei after September 15.
In accordance with the details of the ban previously announced by the United States, although Huawei Kirin chips were blocked from producing, but it does not affect the third-party chip design companies to provide Huawei with standard products. MediaTek was expected to become the main supplier of Huawei outsourcing chip program.
There are reports that Huawei has ordered 120 million chips from MediaTek, and seven of the mobile phones released this year have used MediaTek chips.
But on August 17, the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a revised ban on Huawei, further restricting it from using products made with US technology and software. This means MediaTek will need to submit an application to the US, or it will not be able to supply Huawei after September 15.
"We have already sent out the application for shipment, and we are shipping until September 14 pending the approval of the application," MediaTek said, according to media reports.
Since the first round of bans were issued last year, US companies have submitted roughly 300 license applications to the US government, with about a quarter of the total applications approved.
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