The U.S. government has passed new rules that seem destined to shake things up in the smartphone industry. While the rules may have been implemented with China's Huawei in mind, they could also have consequences for Huawei's competitors and suppliers. How this could all play out is what will be covered next.
How we got to this point
Huawei got put on the U.S. government's Entity List back in May 2019, which restricted its ability to source supplies from U.S. companies, semiconductors in particular. Huawei response to these restrictions was to rely more on its