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Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone

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Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone South China Morning Post

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy prices move when sanctioned supply is blocked

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers move when sanctioned barrels leave the market

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers move when sanctioned barrels leave the market

  • SLB SLB

    Oilfield work in sanctioned regions can be cut off

  • GLD SPDR Gold Shares

    Gold is a usual haven when a conflict or sanction escalates

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • SPY SPDR S&P 500

    The broad market moves when a major sanction lands

  • AOSL ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LT SHS

    GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • GCTS GCT SEMICONDUCTOR HLDG INC

    GA selected GCTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XLE———————
USO———————
XOM———————
CVX-3.45%-1.61%—+1.30%+3.29%+2.02%+4.63%
SLB———————
GLD+0.03%-0.93%—-0.14%-1.62%+0.13%-0.03%
LMT-0.43%-0.82%—-1.60%+1.95%+4.06%+7.83%
SPY———————
AOSL+12.44%+6.84%—-2.71%-11.79%-12.24%-18.35%
GCTS+9.84%+8.81%—-1.55%-8.29%-8.81%-17.62%

Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone South China Morning Post

Source: South China Morning Post

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone,” Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is -3.73%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a -3.33% difference versus the market.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)that day-2.71%final price
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)the next day-11.79%final price
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)two days later-12.24%final price
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)three days later-18.35%final price
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)three days earlier+6.84%final price
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)five days earlier+12.44%final price
CVXthat day+1.30%final price
CVXthe next day+3.29%final price
CVXtwo days later+2.02%final price
CVXthree days later+4.63%final price
CVXthree days earlier-1.61%final price
CVXfive days earlier-3.45%final price
GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS)that day-1.55%final price
GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS)the next day-8.29%final price
GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS)two days later-8.81%final price
GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS)three days later-17.62%final price
GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS)three days earlier+8.81%final price
GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS)five days earlier+9.84%final price
GLDthat day-0.14%final price
GLDthe next day-1.62%final price
GLDtwo days later+0.13%final price
GLDthree days later-0.03%final price
GLDthree days earlier-0.93%final price
GLDfive days earlier+0.03%final price
LMTthat day-1.60%final price
LMTthe next day+1.95%final price
LMTtwo days later+4.06%final price
LMTthree days later+7.83%final price
LMTthree days earlier-0.82%final price
LMTfive days earlier-0.43%final price
AOSL
SPY

Disclosure records for Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) within two months of 13 Oct 2026

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Who gains and who loses around Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)

Companies tied to this story

  • AOSL Alpha & Omega Semiconductor

    Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone.” Reason on file: GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GCTS GCT Semiconductor Holding

    For “Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone,” GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GCTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • NVTS Navitas Semiconductor

    For “Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone,” Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected NVTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ON On Semiconductor

    For “Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone,” On Semiconductor (ON) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ON as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TSEM Tower Semiconductor

    For “Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone,” Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TSEM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone.” Reason on file: GA selected TSM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)

“Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone” (13 Oct 2026) reaches Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) through this story.

For Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), the reason on file says GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected GCTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) price range

AOSL traded between 21.68 and 30.88 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 22.59. GCTS traded between 1.51 and 2.26 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 1.51. NVTS traded between 8.29 and 13.19 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 8.63.

A simple score for Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)

46 out of 100

“Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.