Kirin processors in Huawei smartphones can be replaced with Snapdragon: Qualcomm asks the US for sanctions relief

Qualcomm is lobbying the US government to ease sanctions against Chinese Huawei.

What for?

Qualcomm

is seeking to be allowed to cooperatewith Huawei. Let us remind you that due to US sanctions, American companies cannot work with a Chinese manufacturer and supply various components for gadgets and technologies.

Qualcomm hopes to sell chips to Huawei againfor smartphones with 5G support. According to Qualcomm representatives, with its sanctions, America is harming its own companies, opening the way for foreign chipmakers like Samsung and MediaTek. In fact, the US is cutting off access to an $8 billion per year market.

This question is more relevant now than ever, becauseDue to sanctions, TSMC will no longer be able to produce Kirin chips, so Huawei had to abandon its proprietary processors. The Mate 40 series flagships will be the last devices to feature Kirin processors.

As a result, either Samsung or MediaTek may fill the vacant position of the chip manufacturer, which is why Qualcomm wants to obtain permission for cooperation. Whether she will succeed is still unknown.

By the way, there was a licensing dispute between Huawei and Qualcomm, but last month they settled it: Huawei will pay an additional payment of $1.8 billion in the fourth fiscal quarter.

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