FCC bans devices with HiVision chips, grants Intel a waiver

The FCC has added two unnamed devices with HiVision chips — HiVision is a Huawei subsidiary — to its Covered List under new rules that allow banning products by component maker. Intel received a one-year exemption for the factory robots it uses in semiconductor plants, arguing the advanced robotics cannot be sourced domestically.

• Two devices with HiVision chips added to the FCC Covered List
• FCC calls HiVision components 'foreign surveillance chips'
• Intel gets a one-year waiver for factory robots
• Waiver covers only updates to existing AGV models