ARM has suspended its partnerships and support for Huawei, following the trade order imposed by the United States against the Chinese company.
Last week, the United States added Huawei to a blacklist of companies, effectively barring it from doing business with American companies. Shortly after, Google announced it was suspending all support for Android, with the exception of open-source Android via AOSP.
The problem between Huawei, the United States and some other countries is very complex. The bottom line is that China is allegedly using Huawei to spy on Western countries through phones, tablets and 5G technology.
Of course, no one can prove anything, but that doesn't seem to exonerate Huawei.
ARM is a UK-based company (owned by a Japanese conglomerate) that makes hardware for the phones on the market today.
According to a report , ARM says its chips contain “US-origin technology.” So that seems to be the reason why ARM is suspending its cooperation with Huawei.
We expect to see China’s response. The Chinese government could put pressure on the United States to lift the ban, as many American companies use China to manufacture cheap products.
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