The Cambridge-based company supplies blueprints for the processors used by Huawei and other smartphone makers.
UK chip designer Arm Holdings has cut off relations with Huawei to comply with tough US sanctions against it, dealing a blow to the Chinese firm’s ability to develop new smartphones.
Huawei – like Apple and chipmaker Qualcomm – uses Arm blueprints to design the processors that power its handsets, and Huawei also licenses graphics technology from the Cambridge-based firm.
The US blocked Huawei from buying its goods last week, jeopardising ties with Google – which provides the Android operating system and services such as Gmail and Google Maps.
On Tuesday, it temporarily eased restrictions on Huawei, granting it a licence to buy US goods until 19 August, meaning updates of Google apps can continue until then.
