Enterprise

Huawei is looking at Samsung and Mediatek for chips

Orders include “unfinished products”

Published

August 27, 2020

Luigi Leonardo

Huawei’s deadline is fast approaching. As confirmed by both TSMC and their own boss, Huawei will finally lose its essential chip suppliers by the middle of next month. Right now, the upcoming Mate 40 series is the last one to feature the company’s Kirin chips. As a result, Huawei is rapidly hunting for alternative chips before the dreaded expiration date. According to a new report, Huawei is looking at Samsung and Mediatek for chips, stockpiles and other alternatives.

According to a source from Nikkei Asian Review, Huawei is currently stockpiling the components needed for future manufacturing. The needed components include 5G-capable processors, display drivers, and other connectivity chips. For their initial stockpile, the company is sourcing the components from Mediatek, Realtek, Novatek, RichWave, among others. Further, Huawei is also maximizing their memory chip orders from Samsung before the mid-September deadline.

One source, however, states that the suppliers will often ship “half-finished products or chip wafers just out of the plant that have not yet been packaged or tested” in an effort to meet the deadline. Undoubtedly, Huawei is making a mad dash to prepare for a future beyond September 15.

According to another report, the company is also developing a relationship with Japanese suppliers. As the US further bans Huawei’s deals with American businesses, the company might look towards Japan as another potential tech supplier. Of note, they have already started importing Japanese components since 2018. The report, however, did not list any specific supplier.

Though the company has consistently assured its own survival, Huawei is seemingly panicking now. The brand will still reportedly meet a Mate 40 series launch date later this year. Of course, the flagship series is likely finishing up production at this point. However, the recent report suggests more mysteries in the period after the Mate 40 series.

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Enterprise

Global Connect Show Shenzhen empowers Chinese enterprises

Opportune time for new Chinese enterprises to go global

Published

June 2, 2026

GadgetMatch

The Global Connect Show Shenzhen 2026 (GCS SZ 2026) was successfully held on June 1 at China’s innovation hub.

More than 100 Chinese enterprises joined the event, encouraged to expand into international markets.

The program focused on three core pillars:

Chinese brand going global
Global channel connection
Dedicated “Into the Enterprise” series

China has developed a new generation of internationally competitive companies across various sectors, including:

consumer electronics
smart hardware
artificial intelligence
robotics

As these companies enter a new phase of going global, demand is growing for global communications, brand building, market trust, and localized business networks.

As such, the Global Connect Show is one of the platforms to be able to strengthen the relationship across enterprises, partners, business associations, and even media and influencers.

It is a significant window for innovative brands to enter global retail channels by building compelling brand narratives and developing strong localized operations.

This year’s GCS is the third staging of the show, which consistently aims to match Chinese brands with partners through a results-first approach. Such an approach includes hands-on product experiences, presentations, and one-on-one meetings.

Enterprise

New US-China ban might affect 75% of phones, laptops

Companies can no longer use Chinese labs to test their products.

Published

May 5, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

The United States is continuing its crusade against Chinese technology today. However, the target now isn’t a company from China but a method important to a lot of non-Chinese brands.

Today, via Reuters, the Federal Communications Commission (or FCC) has unanimously voted to prohibit companies from using Chinese labs to test their electronic devices if they are to be sold for use in the United States. Naturally, this includes smartphones and computers.

Notably, the prohibition doesn’t directly target Chinese brands. However, it will still affect a huge swath of the industry. The FCC estimates that around 75 percent of the entire market are devices tested in labs based in China.

This means that companies who wish to sell future products in the country must move their testing to labs in the United States or other countries that it deems secure. At its current iteration, the prohibition will not affect devices that already earned their certification prior. However, it might prevent them from getting recertified once their current one expires.

Now, the prohibition isn’t an absolute lock just yet. The FCC will allow the industry to submit comments about the proposal. But, with a unanimous vote from the FCC, companies might have to start looking for alternative testing sites if they want to stay operation in the United States.

Enterprise

OnePlus has reportedly merged with realme

Both brands were previously rumored for restructuring early this year.

Published

April 30, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

OnePlus has a problem. For a while now, rumors have swirled about the company’s dissolution. For their part, the company has continued to deny the reports, citing business as usual. Likely to their dismay, the reports just keep coming. Today, sources have hinted that OnePlus has merged with realme.

Back in January, it was rumored that OnePlus would be closing up shop this year. Since the company very quickly denied the rumors, the report hardly made waves. However, a suspected merger with realme is more difficult to debunk.

For one, realme is itself in a very interesting position. Also back in January, realme was reportedly moving back into being a sub-brand of OPPO. Coupled together with the OnePlus debacle, all this internal restructuring seems par for the course.

According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, OnePlus and realme have already concluded the merger. The two brands have reportedly united their Chinese and international operations under one roof. Likewise, their marketing will be the same. Pete Lau will still be the main head for this new division.

As with anything of this nature, take this with a grain of salt. OPPO, OnePlus, and realme have not issued any official statements concerning a merger or a shutdown for any brand.