"It's not unusual for Huawei to call suppliers at 4am or have conference calls at midnight," a source familiar with the matter said. Some chip suppliers have even agreed to ship half-finished products or wafers that have not been tested or assembled, the sources said. Along with the Huawei Mate40 series flagship smartphones, the company is also expected to unveil the latest Kirin 9000 flagship chipset. The demand for 5G chips is not only tight for Huawei and also high for the world. The revenue of global chip producers is expected to grow 14 percent in the third quarter, the latest research of TrendForce's Topology Research Institute shows.

Source: The Standard August 25, 2020 19:07 UTC