TOKYO (JAPAN) – Japan’s Sony Corp and memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp are awaiting US. approval so that supply of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd can be continued, Nikkei reported on Sunday.
If given a confirmation, it follows suit to other tech companies such as Intel Corp that were recently given licences by US authorities.
Washington has been pushing governments around to removed Huawei, on concerns that the latter would transfer data to the Chinese government for espionage.
Huawei figures among the top customers for Sony’s image sensors for smartphones. Kioxia Holdings Corp is the world’s second maker of flash memory chips and a Huawei supplier.
Nikkei said without US licenses, Sony and Kioxia would be under threat to their earnings.
Kioxia warned that US curbs on Huawei could lead to an oversupply of memory chip and lower prices. A plan for a multi-billion dollar listing was recently cancelled after US-China tensions affected the global chip market.
A Sony spokeswoman said the company was complying with all regulations, but was unable to comment on particular clients.
A Kioxia spokesman also declined to comment.