Trump administration announces stricter restrictions on Huawei

Huawei's PC business could be at an end as a result of strict restrictions from the U.S. government.



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The Trump administration announced tighter restrictions on Huawei.
The U.S. Commerce department announced it will expand upon its restrictions that it announced in May.
The restrictions are aimed to prevent Huawei from obtaining semiconductors without obtaining a special license.


Huawei's PC business in the U.S. received another blow this morning, with the Trump administration announcing tighter restrictions on the company (via CNBC). The new restrictions expand upon the restrictions announced in May, but going back to June 2019. They prevent Huawei from obtaining semiconductors without a special license. Notably, the restrictions prevent Huawei from getting chips that are made by foreign firms that are developed or produced with U.S. software or technology. Reuters initially reported on the restrictions and contributed to CNBC's report.

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