Sony and Kioxia ask the US to allow cooperation with Huawei

Since mid-September, new US restrictions regarding Chinese Huawei have come into effect: foreign

companies that use in their workpatented American technologies, you cannot cooperate with Huawei without a special license. Many manufacturers have not despaired and have not lost hope of obtaining permission from the American government.

Sony on the list

Sources report that licenses have already been obtainedJapanese companies Sony and Kioxia (formerly Toshiba Memory) approached. The former supplies image sensors for smartphones, the latter supplies flash memory chips. For both companies, Huawei is an important partner.

Analysts say that if they don't getpermission for further cooperation - this will be reflected in income. For example, in August Sony published a report about a 45% decrease in operating profit. Rumor has it that to some extent this is due to the loss of Huawei.

Let us remember that previously the license was issued to Intel, but Qualcomm has not yet received either permission or prohibition. Representatives from Sony and Kioxia decline to comment.

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