Huawei was unable to offer 5G on its phones for years, until last year, when it managed to offer its own chip with older tech. That chip was manufactured by SMIC, and it’s a 7nm Kirin 9000S.

Huawei is still a couple of generations behind in terms of performance (on its smartphones) after losing access to its ...

However, the Kirin 9000S chip that SMIC produced for Huawei is not a "breakthrough." It is only a "breakout" of the restrictions imposed by the US.

The International Trade Administration of Taiwan added Huawei and SMIC to its "Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List," including a host of their subsidiaries. Huawei and SMIC, two of China's ...

According to a new report, Huawei could actually get access to 5G chips thanks to SMIC. As many of you know by now, Huawei has been heavily impacted by the US sanctions. Not only can the company ...

As Huawei boldly proclaimed the comeback of its flagship 5G smartphone in early August, rumors about Huawei commissioning China's largest semiconductor foundry SMIC to break through the US export ...

The collaboration between Huawei and SMIC is a sign that Huawei is committed to developing its own 5G chipsets. This is a positive development for Huawei, as it will give the company more control ...

Suppliers to Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and China's top chipmaker SMIC got billions of dollars worth of licenses from November through April to sell the firms goods and technology despite being ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said China's top chipmaker SMIC might have violated U.S. export rules to produce a chip to power Huawei's Mate 60 Pro phone, but is still evaluating ...

Huawei’s new fab will rope in HiSilicon’s chip design technology as well as SMIC’s long-term development experience.

Of the 113 licenses approved for Huawei during the period, 80 were for non-sensitive items that only required a license because the recipient was blacklisted. For SMIC, the figure was 121 of 188.