Huawei is deepening its involvement in the semiconductor industry with an investment in a Chinese firm engaged in producing a major component for chipmaking equipment, as the Chinese tech giant grapples with chip shortages caused by the U.S. sanctions. 

Over the past year, we have been working with Asia’s leading chipmakers and semiconductor manufacturing equipment companies to ease the global shortage of semiconductor chips caused by the US China tensions, the pandemic and other factors. Hoping Huawei’s active involvement in the field will also help stabilize global supply of chips.

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