The United States Commerce Department has revoked certain licenses for exports to Huawei following the release of Huawei’s first AI-enabled laptop, the MateBiook X Pro. This product is powered by Intel’s new Core Ultra 9 processor, according to published reports. The Huawei’s web site states “Powered by the Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor and Intel® Arc™ Graphics, this sleek marvel boasts 32 GB of memory and a whopping 2 TB SSD, making intensive tasks a breeze. And with the 40 W TDP release, you can ramp up performance to meet your needs.”
Huawei was placed on a US Trade restriction list in 2019 based on concerns that it would spy on Americans and assist China’s military advancement. Up untilt he recent ban Qualcomm was still licensing iits portfolio of 5G technologies to Huawei which began using a 5G chip designed by iuts Hi Silicon unit. some analysts believe that this was manufactured in violation of US sanctions. Qualcomm has a patent deal with Huawei which expires in fiscal 2025. Intel received a license to ship laptop central processors to Huawei in 2020 – US politicians who are vocal critics of China said that any authorization of the shipment by the Commerce Department “would be unacceptable and a failure to enforce export controls against a blacklisted champion of the Chinese Communist Party.”
Jeffrey Newman is a whistleblower lawyer and former reporter, whose firm represents whistleblowers in healthcare fraud cases under the False Claims Act (FCA) and also under the Securities and Exchange, FINCEN and CFTC whistleblower programs. He can be reached at Jeff@JeffNewmanLaw.com or at 617-823-3217
