SK Hynix Investigating Use of Its Chips in New Huawei Phone
- Korean maker says it hasn’t worked with Huawei since sanctions
- Mate 60 Pro handset uses Hynix memory and flash storage chips
This article is for subscribers only.
SK Hynix Inc. has opened an investigation into the use of its chips in the latest phone from Huawei Technologies Co., after a teardown of the device revealed its memory and flash storage inside.
Shenzhen-based Huawei’s Mate 60 Pro uses Hynix’s LPDDR5 and NAND flash memory, said TechInsights, who conducted the teardown of the device for Bloomberg News. The handset’s components are almost entirely provided by Chinese suppliers and Hynix’s hardware is an isolated example of materials sourced from overseas, according to TechInsights.