The arrangement highlights the ongoing international use of Huawei’s intellectual property, even as the Chinese tech giant remains under United States trade restrictions dating back to 2019 that blocked it from partnering with American providers like Google. HP has issued a clarification after it entered into a multi-year agreement to license specific Wi-Fi patents from Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei with the American personal computing and printer manufacturer saying that the deal is routine industry licensing.
Last year, a dispute led to an accord granting HP rights to a collection of 2,000 wireless networking patents managed under the Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 patent pool, where Huawei serves as a founding member. HP was reportedly in contact with ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), and were said to monitor the supply through mid-2026 and may start sourcing CXMT chips for all non-US markets if prices continue to surge.
Citing industry insiders, Nikkei Asia reported that Chinese chipmakers are increasingly being viewed as a “lifesaver” for the consumer electronics sector. Currently, the “Big Three” memory makers are prioritising capacity for AI leaders such as Nvidia, Google, and Amazon.
The multi-year arrangement follows earlier patent friction involving HP, Huawei, and other industry players. Earlier this year, a report claimed that PC giants HP as well as Dell, Acer and Asus – for the first time – were planning to purchase memory chips from Chinese manufacturers even as the semiconductor market is hit by an increased demand for High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) to be used in AI infrastructure, leaving traditional consumer electronics brands fighting for survival.