Huawei powers up chipmaking investments as it seeks to lower dependence on foreign technology
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Analysts says Huawei's recent semiconductor investments could be focused on building up its own know-how for chip production.
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By Xu Zeyi and Yang Ge
(CAIXIN GLOBAL) - Embattled telecom-equipment maker Huawei Technologies has extended a recent move into the high-tech microchip sector with a new investment in high-powered lasers, as it seeks to lower its dependence on foreign technology.
In its latest move into the space, Huawei's fully owned Hubble Technology Investment on June 2 invested in RSLaser, whose products are used in the lithography process central to making the microchips that power most modern devices.
