According to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, there is no proof that Chinese company Huawei can mass-produce smartphones with cutting-edge technology.
The Mate 60 Pro, a phone just released by Huawei, has a processor inside that analysts believe was created by SMIC (0981. HK) using a technological advancement.
At a U.S. House committee, Raimondo referred to a cutting-edge chip as “seven-nanometer (chips)” and stated, “We don’t have any evidence that they can manufacture seven-nanometer (chips) at scale.”
Earlier this month, the Commerce Department stated that it is attempting to learn more “on the character and composition” of the chip that might violate trade rules. At the House Science Committee meeting, Raimondo expressed anger about the cutting-edge Huawei smartphone report.
Republicans contend that Huawei and SMIC should no longer receive technology exports from the Commerce Department. At the hearing, Republican Congressman Darrell Issa claimed that Raimondo was in China when the new Huawei phone was unveiled.
The introduction of a 5G phone “bushwhacked” you, to put it mildly, Issa said. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser for the White House, stated earlier this month that the American government is attempting to learn more about the Huawei chip.