Huawei Technologies Co. is turning to rival mobile chip-makers following export restrictions imposed by the United States, according to a report published by the Nikkei Asian Review on Monday.
Huawei is negotiating with Taiwanese MediaTek Inc. to purchase additional chips as alternatives to keep its consumer electronics business running, as cited by sources familiar with the matter.
"Huawei started to allocate more mid and low-end mobile chip projects to MediaTek last year amid its de-Americanization efforts," the sources claimed, adding the company "has also become one of the key clients for the Taiwanese mobile chip developer's mid-end 5G mobile chip for this year."
