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US chip makers try to reverse Trump’s moves to block sales to Huawei
- Companies are seeking more time to make their cases before an interagency panel and hoping for a policy shift
- Just before Trump left office, suppliers were told some licences to sell to the Chinese firm would be revoked and applications for others would be rejected
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Semiconductor firms are seeking extra time to appeal last-minute Trump administration moves to block sales to Chinese telecoms company Huawei, hoping against the odds that the Biden administration will reverse course, five sources said.
Several company executives who declined to be identified by name said they ultimately did not think the Biden administration would significantly soften the hardline position. “Everyone is deflated,” one company executive said.
Billions of dollars of US technology and chip sales to Huawei hinge on how the Biden administration applies export restrictions the Trump administration put in place.
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The companies hope that, with more time to make their cases before an interagency panel and a potential policy shift, at least some of the rejected Huawei sales will be allowed.
The US Commerce Department did not respond to requests for comment. A Huawei spokeswoman said the company did not have any insight into the licensing process at the agency.
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