'Abdominal surgery' Huawei P40 discovered US components

The Huawei P40 still contains components from Qualcomm, Skyworks and Qorvo, despite a ban on cooperation and supply.

According to the Financial Times report after dissecting the newly launched P40 smartphone, Huawei is still using components manufactured by US companies. Earlier, the U.S. banned domestic companies from cooperating and supplying components and software to Huawei.

The P40 is the first flagship smartphone that Huawei launched after being blacklisted by the U.S. in May last year. The ban has prompted Huawei to seek replacement parts, even Google's services.

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After pecking through the latest Huawei P40, the Financial Times discovered radio frequency decoding modules manufactured by Qualcomm, Skyworks and Qorvo, these are the three US chip makers. The radio frequency decoding module is one of the most important components of a smartphone, attaching directly to the antenna to connect a call.

Dan Wang, a technology analyst at research firm Gavekal Dragonomics, said: 'Huawei's continued use of chips made by Qualcomm, Skyworks and Qorvo have proved too difficult to break the dependence on public companies. American technology. The radio frequency decoding module is a form of analog signal chip, an area in which the US still has the dominance. '

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Huawei's inclusion in the 'Entity List' means that US companies need to obtain a license to export any U.S.-origin technology to Huawei. The U.S. government has issued a temporary general license, and continually renews it, so that U.S. companies can provide Huawei with helping maintain existing products.

However, the general license does not cover the supply of components for newly launched products, such as the Huawei P40 smartphone. So American companies need to apply for a personal license to work with Huawei, but the U.S. Department of Commerce has never issued such a license.

While it's unclear why the Huawei P40 is still able to use components from U.S. chip makers, Huawei's spokesman insists it still complies with U.S. Department of Commerce regulations and uses only Using components from global partners.

Reference: Financial Times