Huawei crackdownHuawei's base station teardown shows dependence on US-made parts
American products account for nearly 30% of the Chinese group's baseband unit
TSMC chips are at the heart of a key component, known as the baseband, of Huawei's 5G base stations.
NORIO MATSUMOTO and NAOKI WATANABE, Nikkei staff writers
October 12, 2020 17:00 JST
TOKYO -- Huawei Technologies still remains heavily dependent on U.S.-made chips and components for manufacturing equipment for 5G telecom base stations, a leading revenue source for the Chinese tech giant, while being battered by the fierce fight between America and China over who controls the technologies of the future.