Beijing denounced the move as a “classic act of economic coercion” and a violation of the U.S. promise not to cut it off from China. “We will take all necessary measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises,” a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday.
Huawei did not respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
The newspaper reviewed more than a dozen Huawei consumer laptop models released in 2022 and beyond, and found that most were powered by Intel Core processors, with the exception of the Matebook E Go, which runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon chips.
Further restrictions on access to Intel and Qualcomm chips could pose challenges for Huawei's PC business, which is gaining ground in the Chinese market.
Huawei's PC shipments, including desktops and notebooks, rose 11% last year to about 4 million units, according to data from market research firm Canalys. The Shenzhen-based company ranked third with a 10% market share, behind industry leaders Lenovo Group (38%) and HP (which also held 10% but slightly ahead of Huawei). .
Huawei, once China's largest smartphone vendor, has faced concerns that the U.S. added it to a trade blacklist in 2019 and cut off access to advanced semiconductors developed or produced using U.S. technology in 2020. saw its lucrative terminal business decimated in the wake of tougher sanctions.
The company is working to diversify its revenue sources, including by promoting desktop and laptop computers, which require less sophisticated chips than smartphones.
Last year, Huawei surprised the world with the Mate 60 Pro, which uses semiconductors made in China, and has attracted scrutiny in the United States. The 7-nanometer Kirin 9000S processor is reportedly being sold by top Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co., Ltd. despite US sanctions aimed at limiting China's chip manufacturing capacity. Produced by Corporation.
