(Bloomberg) — China has added prominent research firm TechInsights to its Unreliable Entity list, shutting out the Canadian teardown specialist that helped expose the inner workings of Huawei Technologies Co.’s AI chips.
TechInsights will be barred from doing business with organizations or individuals in China, alongside a raft of other companies including some drone providers, according a statement on Thursday. The Canadian company, best known for its detailed breakdowns that identify the parts and technology in electronic products, has been first to reveal a number of undisclosed suppliers and components in high-profile Chinese hardware.
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In 2023, a Bloomberg investigation in partnership with TechInsights found Huawei had developed a made-in-China smartphone processor that could compete with the likes of Qualcomm Inc. and Apple Inc. And last week, the company was able to establish that key parts from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. were present in Huawei’s most advanced AI semiconductors.
The Chinese ministry did not give specific reasons for the inclusion of the analysis firm, whose Japanese, Korean and European entities, along with subsidiary Strategy Analytics, were all placed on the entity list. London-based BAE Systems Plc., one of the major names associated with Europe’s defense industry upgrades in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is the most notable other company among the latest set of additions.
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(Bloomberg) — China has added prominent research firm TechInsights to its Unreliable Entity list, shutting out the Canadian teardown specialist that helped expose the inner workings of Huawei Technologies Co.’s AI chips.
TechInsights will be barred from doing business with organizations or individuals in China, alongside a raft of other companies including some drone providers, according a statement on Thursday. The Canadian company, best known for its detailed breakdowns that identify the parts and technology in electronic products, has been first to reveal a number of undisclosed suppliers and components in high-profile Chinese hardware.
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In 2023, a Bloomberg investigation in partnership with TechInsights found Huawei had developed a made-in-China smartphone processor that could compete with the likes of Qualcomm Inc. and Apple Inc. And last week, the company was able to establish that key parts from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. were present in Huawei’s most advanced AI semiconductors.
The Chinese ministry did not give specific reasons for the inclusion of the analysis firm, whose Japanese, Korean and European entities, along with subsidiary Strategy Analytics, were all placed on the entity list. London-based BAE Systems Plc., one of the major names associated with Europe’s defense industry upgrades in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is the most notable other company among the latest set of additions.
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