According to a rumor, Huawei’s next cellphone makes use of an upgraded processor built in China.

According to TechInsights, Huawei’s Mate 80 employs the Kirin 9030 processor from SMIC at 7nm, which is still behind TSMC and Samsung.

CHINA- ( A News): The Kirin 9030 processor, which powers Huawei Technologies’ latest premium Mate 80 series device, was built by China’s leading foundry SMIC with an upgraded version of 7 nanometres, putting it behind TSMC and Samsung, according to Canadian research company TechInsights.

According to TechInsights, the Kirin 9030 is made utilizing SMIC’s N+3 technology, which is a “scaled extension” of the company’s prior 7 nm (N+2) node.
“However, in absolute terms, N+3 remains substantially less scaled than industry 5 (nanometer) processes from TSMC and Samsung,”

Huawei and SMIC did not reply to a request for comment beyond regular business hours.

In October, China added TechInsights, which has published frequent updates on Huawei and SMIC’s chip progress, to its list of untrustworthy entities.

Huawei and SMIC did not reply to a request for comment beyond regular business hours.

In October, China added TechInsights, which has published frequent updates on Huawei and SMIC’s chip progress, to its list of untrustworthy entities.