Huawei’s chip design arm has struck a deal aimed at building up its domestic supply chain, a local partner said on Tuesday, in a first public move against a US clampdown aimed at cutting its access to vital technology, reported Nikkei Asia.
Shenzhen JT Automation Equipment, a Chinese chip production tool maker, on Tuesday said in a stock exchange filing that it has signed a five-year legally binding memorandum of understanding with Huawei’s HiSilicon Technologies unit, China’s biggest chip developer.
“Huawei’s HiSilicon is stepping up efforts to push to build a domestic chip packaging and testing supply chain,” JT said in the filing on Tuesday.
“Both parties aim to expand collaboration on semiconductor packaging tool development in a bid to solve the ‘neck-choking’ problem and realize a self-sufficient and controllable industry,” the filing said.