Almost all suppliers of Huawei will require a license from the department to be able to ship chips to Huawei. MediaTek said it “has already applied to the US side based on regulatory rules,” according to a brief company statement yesterday. MediaTek was originally considered a major beneficiary of the export ban on US technology, as Huawei has been increasingly adopting chips designed by MediaTek as substitutes for those designed by its semiconductor arm, HiSilicon Technologies Co (海思), to circumvent the US restrictions. Local companies, individuals and organizations would require the ministry’s approval to provide or transfer technologies or patents to Chinese entities, the ministry said. The new rules would also include the licensing or transfer of patents relating to layout designs of integrated circuits.

Source: Taipei Times August 28, 2020 15:56 UTC