- Qualcomm and all other American semiconductor companies were forced to stop selling to Huawei in September after U.S. trade restrictions took place
- As per the report, the spokeswoman declined to comment on the specific 4G products Qualcomm can sell to Huawei
As per a report by Reuters, Qualcomm Inc has received a license from the U.S. government to sell 4G mobile phone chips to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd. This is an exemption to U.S. trade restrictions imposed amid rising tensions with China.
A Qualcomm spokeswoman told Reuters that the company has received a license for a number of products, which includes some 4G products. Qualcomm and all other American semiconductor companies were forced to stop selling to Huawei in September after U.S. trade restrictions took place. Representatives for Huawei and the U.S. Department of Commerce, which grants the licenses, declined to comment as per the report
Related to mobile devices
As per the report, the spokeswoman declined to comment on the specific 4G products Qualcomm can sell to Huawei. The spokesperson said that they are related to mobile devices. She added that Qualcomm has other license applications pending with the U.S. government.
It said that in the past Huawei was a relatively small chip customer for Qualcomm. It used its own house-designed chips in its flagship handsets but used Qualcomm chips in lower-priced models.
