Asia Nikkei reported on March 6, that Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies has asked Japanese companies including Murata Manufacturing and Toshiba Memory to increase supplies of smartphone components. This is believed to be partly aimed at preventing supply-chain disruptions as the U.S. steps up pressure on Chinese tech companies over security concerns. Huawei has requested supply increases by early summer, when production of its latest smartphone model is scheduled to go into full swing. Murata, which is believed to have received an order for roughly twice the usual amount of parts, plans to ramp up shipments in response. Rohm Semiconductor will also raise supplies of integrated circuits and camera-related components to Huawei by around May, while Kyocera has received an additional order for certain circuit parts, such as condensers.