First signs .. Huawei stopped production of many of its smart phones

China's Huawei has cut orders to key suppliers producing smart phone and telecom infrastructure components and has lowered its estimates for smart phone shipments in 2019, according to a report by the Nikkei Asian Review.

Huawei is already feeling the repercussions of putting it on the US blacklist that prevents US companies from dealing with Huawei without permission from the government.

The news came after the South China Morning Post reported that Huawei had stopped producing some smartphones after it stopped some requests from Foxconn, which produces some smartphones.

Taiwan Semiconductor Corp., the world's largest chip maker, confirmed that Huawei had reduced its orders since the ban came into effect, while another unnamed supplier, making power components for the company's handsets and communications equipment, said the Chinese company had stopped some orders. Huawei is said to have reduced orders by up to 30%, according to the report.

A representative of the power component of the Nike Asia Review said the company had canceled some requests for the station's core work that starts in June, and will suspend applications for smart phone components after this summer.

Aerosol, a Taiwan-based refrigeration component supplier, said the company's orders were affected according to the report, although it did not name Huawei.

The Chinese technology giant is said to have cut its forecast for smart phone shipments in the second half of 2019 by 20 percent to 30 percent after the ban.

However, it is not clear whether the drop in orders could be directly attributed to recent US sanctions. Huawei is likely to reduce production due to stockpiling, said Nikkei Asia Review.

After listing Huawei in the so-called black list of the US government, a number of technology companies and component makers cut ties with the company.

The companies included the provincial chip manufacturers Qualcomm and Intel, designer Kram Chips, and Google.

The company is developing its own operating system to replace Google's Android-based software, which reportedly stores chips and components for future products. Huawei's chief executive Rene Zhingfei told a previous meeting of the Nice Asia Review that he expected growth to slow slightly after the ban.