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TSMC expects short-term impact from U.S. ban on China's Huawei
08:19 (05/06) - Bron: Reuters
HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 5 (Reuters) - Washington's move to ban
U.S. companies from doing business with China's Huawei
Technologies will have a short-term impact on Taiwan's TSMC
, its chairman said on Wednesday, although he was
upbeat on the outlook for this year.
TSMC previously said shipments to its main client Huawei
were not affected by U.S. action aimed at curbing the
telecom equipment maker's access to American technology, and
that it would continue to be a supplier to Huawei.
"It certainly will have some impact in the short term," TSMC
Chairman Mark Liu told reporters at the company's annual general
meeting in the technology hub of Hsinchu.
"When there's no Android system in a smartphone, many people
might have doubts on whether the market will accept it," he
said.
Reuters reported last month that Google had
suspended business with Huawei, meaning the Chinese tech giant
would lose access to updates of Google's Android operating
system.
Liu said, however, the company's profit outlook for 2019
remained unchanged, and he was upbeat on a possible recovery in
the second half thanks to new smartphone launches and rising
demand for fifth generation (5G) telecoms infrastructure.
TSMC in January forecast 2019 revenue to grow about 1-3
percent.
Huawei, which is the world's largest supplier of telecom
networking equipment, is at the center of trade tensions between
Beijing and Washington. The United States has said its gear
could be used by China to spy on Americans, allegations the
Chinese company has repeatedly denied.