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Huawei reportedly invests in Chinese lithography firms and connects them with SMIC to avoid export controls
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Financial Times sources say Huawei is investing in Chinese lithography companies and acting as a project manager to connect them with fabs like SMIC, aiming to build DUV machine components and reduce dependence on foreign suppliers subject to export controls.
Only one feed carries this, attributed to sources via the Financial Times, so the claim is uncorroborated. If accurate, it signals Huawei's expansion into a coordination role across China's semiconductor supply chain, specifically targeting DUV lithography components restricted by export controls.
Written by elseif from the cluster below · every claim links back to a sourceThe three things worth knowing
Huawei is reportedly investing in Chinese lithography companies and helping them secure deals with fabs like SMIC
Huawei plays a project management role to build components needed for DUV machines
The effort aims to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers and avoid export controls
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