THE US Biden administration has revoked export licenses that allow Intel and Qualcomm to supply Huawei with semiconductors as Washington increases the pressure on the Chinese telecoms equipment company, reports London's Financial Times.

The move by the US Department of Commerce affects the supply of chips for Huawei's laptop computers and mobile phones, according to people familiar with the situation.

The commerce department confirmed to the Financial Times that it had "revoked certain licences for exports to Huawei" but did not name which US companies would be affected.

"We continuously assess how our controls can best protect our national security and foreign policy interests, taking into consideration a constantly changing threat environment and technological landscape," said the department. "As part of this process, as we have done in the past, we sometimes revoke export licences."