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Huawei’s flagship MatePad Pro tablet seems to have only 2% of U.S.-made components, according to a teardown done by Chinese website Jiweinet.
Based on the BOM (bill of materials) list for the Wi-Fi version of the MatePad Pro, Jiweinet puts the estimated total cost of the tablet at US$269.18 (about S$374).
More interestingly, the tablet has a total of 1,411 components, of which 1,148 (81.4%) are sourced from Japan. These are mostly components like the 3-axis electronic compass, Hall sensor and the 8MP Sony image sensor used for the front-facing camera.
The second largest share — 15.9% — are Chinese components, spread over things like controllers, connectors, display (from domestic manufacturer Tianma) and the 13MP rear camera (by Chinese-owned OmniVision Technologies).
But the teardown did discover some 28 U.S. components (2%), which are mainly for the power supply RF auxiliary IC. Jiweinet didn’t find any U.S.-made parts for key components like the processor (which is obviously the Kirin 990), Wi-Fi controller and power management IC. Also, all flash memory chips are from South Korean companies, with SK Hynix supplying the RAM and Samsung supplying the internal storage.
In May, the U.S. Commerce Department announced an amended export rule aimed at blocking semiconductor shipments to Huawei.
Source: Jiweinet.
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