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MediaTek chips are seen on a development board during the Computex 2015 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, China on June 3, 2015. / Reuters
MediaTek chips are seen on a development board during the Computex 2015 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, China on June 3, 2015. / Reuters
MediaTek Inc., a chipmaker in the Chinese region of Taiwan, said on Friday that it had applied to the US government for permission to continue supplying Chinese tech giant Huawei after new US restrictions take effect in mid-September in amid rising tensions between China and the United States.
In August, the Trump administration expanded its restrictions on Huawei and closed what some US officials called “loopholes” in Huawei’s chip supply chain, forcing non-US companies to apply for a license to sell chips made with technology. American to Huawei.
MediaTek, which analysts say could be among the hardest hit by the latest restrictions, said it will follow related global trade regulations and applied for permission to ship to Huawei after September 15.
“MediaTek reiterates its respect for following the relevant orders and rules on global trade, and has already requested permission from the US side in accordance with the rules,” it said in a brief statement, without elaborating.
The restrictions underscore the growing gap in ties between China and the US, as Washington pressures governments to expel Huawei, claiming the company is a spy for the Chinese government.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying has stated that the US smears and attacks against Huawei in using its national resources in the name of “national security” are due to strong ideological bias.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the world’s largest contract chip maker, said last month that it stopped receiving new orders from the Chinese telecommunications and smartphone giant in May and that it does not plan to ship wafers after Sept. 15. .
(With input from Reuters)
