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Huawei said to ask Samsung, SK Hynix for stable supply of memory chips
- The request comes after the US government moved to bar any chip maker using American technology from supplying Huawei without a licence
- Huawei spends around US$8.1 billion every year to buy memory chips from Samsung and SK Hynix
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Huawei Technologies has asked Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix for a stable memory chip supply amid mounting pressure from the US to isolate the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, the Korea Economic Daily reported.
The Shenzhen-based company called in senior executives at the two South Korean chip makers’ Chinese units to request a stable supply of the chips regardless of the recent US government move, the report said, citing unidentified industry sources.
Representatives for the two Korean companies denied the report on Monday. Samsung said such meetings had not taken place, while Hynix did not elaborate.
Huawei, the world’s largest telecoms gear supplier, is one of the five biggest clients for Samsung and SK Hynix, spending around 10 trillion won (US$8.1 billion) to buy DRAM and NAND flash memory chips from the two South Korean companies every year, according to the report.
The request comes amid rising pressure against global tech suppliers after US President Donald Trump barred any chip maker using American technology from supplying Huawei without Washington’s approval.
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