Huawei looks to Japanese suppliers to counter sanctions risk
Posted On: Mar. 7, 2019 5:30 AM CST
Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has boosted orders for smartphone components from Japanese suppliers to prevent disruptions related to potential U.S. sanctions, Nikkei Asian Review reported. The tech giant has also increased supplies of integrated circuits and camera-related parts from Rohm Semiconductor Co. Ltd., capacitors from Kyocera Corp. and flash memory products from Toshiba Memory Corp. Huawei plans to do $8 billion worth of business with Japanese suppliers this year.