Huawei reportedly hoarded 5G chips before Trump sanctions | China News

Huge order of crucial chips for 5G mobile networks from Taiwan suggests mixed success of US campaign against Chinese technology. Huawei Technologies Co. quietly spent months racing to stockpile critical radio chips ahead of Trump administration sanctions, ensuring it can keep supplying Chinese carriers in their $170 billion rollout of 5G technology through at least 2021. Partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. began ramping up output in late 2019 of Huaweiࢀ™s 7-nanometer Tiangang communications chips, the most crucial element in 5G base stations, people familiar with the matter said. The Taiwanese contract manufacturer eventually shipped more than 2 million units at…