AMD claims ``It's unfair that Intel was the only one who had the license to do hundreds of millions of dollars in deals with Huawei.''
Huawei, a Chinese communications equipment manufacturer, is subject to strong trade restrictions from the United States, and companies in the United States are prohibited from doing business with Huawei. Meanwhile, semiconductor manufacturer Intel is selling semiconductor parts to Huawei with permission from the government, but Reuters reports that it is likely that this license will not be renewed.
Intel survived bid to halt millions in sales to China's Huawei, sources say | Reuters
Intel staves off AMD and China critics to keep exclusive export license to Huawei — Intel sells 90% of CPUs used in the company's laptops | Tom's Hardware
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Among Chinese companies, Huawei is particularly targeted by the United States. In 2019, then-President Donald Trump signed an executive order that ``prohibits trade in foreign products that pose information and communication risks,'' requiring special permission from the US government to sell chips to Huawei. is now required.
President Trump signs executive order banning trade in ``products with information and communication risks,'' perhaps a move toward eliminating Huawei - GIGAZINE
by Gage Skidmore
Since this executive order was implemented, Intel is the only company that has exported CPUs for notebook PCs to Huawei. Intel obtained a license to continue supplying some semiconductor products to Huawei in late 2020, just before President Trump left office.
Rival company AMD also applied for a license in early 2021, just after President Joe Biden took office, but received no response. Therefore, almost all CPUs installed in Huawei notebook PCs sold at the time of article creation are made by Intel and do not have CPUs made by AMD. It is unclear why the license granted to Intel was not granted to AMD.
AMD stated that the failure of this license application resulted in a ``discrepancy in estimated revenue'' of $512 million (approximately 75.5 billion yen), and that it is extremely unfair that the license is awarded only to Intel. I am claiming.
by Kārlis Dambrāns
According to Reuters, Alan Estevez, who oversees export control policy at the U.S. Department of Commerce, said in February 2023 that ``the previous administration's licensing rules are being evaluated,'' indicating that the license may be reviewed. Reuters also reported that officials at the Department of Commerce gave an informal notice that they would review the unfairness of the license.
Furthermore, in response to a report from Reuters, Republican Senator Marco Rubio reportedly asked the Biden administration to ``immediately revoke the license granted to Intel to do business with Huawei.''
According to those involved, Intel's license is scheduled to expire in the second half of 2023 and is unlikely to be renewed. On the other hand, since Huawei's notebook PCs rely heavily on Intel CPUs, it is thought that it will be a big blow if Intel's license expires and it will no longer be possible to import CPUs. It was reported at the end of 2023 that Huawei is building a self-sufficient network for semiconductor parts, aiming to break away from dependence on Intel.
Huawei is building a self-sufficient chip network by overcoming US economic sanctions - GIGAZINE
In addition, Intel will receive a subsidy of 3.5 billion dollars (approximately 525 billion yen) from the Department of Defense to produce semiconductor parts for military and intelligence purposes, and it has already received 1 billion dollars (approximately 150 billion yen). Although it has been paid, it is reported that the remaining $2.5 billion (about 475 billion yen) may be withdrawn.
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