Huawei tells customers to find their own AI chip memory, effectively outsourcing procurement to the black market Maximilian Schreiner View the LinkedIn Profile of Maximilian Schreiner Nov 3, 2026 Midjourney prompted by THE DECODER Key Points Facing U.S. sanctions and supply shortages, Huawei is directing customers to procure memory for its new AI chips independently on the black market. Smugglers dodge U.S. rules by pairing HBM with low-end processors and