Huawei reportedly tells customers to source HBM3E for Ascend 960DT on the black market
The Information reports Huawei has told some customers to procure High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM/HBM3E) themselves amid shortages and U.S. export restrictions that limit purchases from Samsung and SK Hynix. Smugglers are allegedly bundling HBM with low-end processors routed through Hong Kong, driving black‑market prices to roughly $4,000 per HBM unit and raising memory costs per Ascend 960DT chip to as much as ~$32,000.