Huawei May Launch Its Own SoC This Year To Offset US Sanctions
© Android Headlines Powered by AH Kirin New logo 2Huawei flew high years ago when it poked at the necks of Samsung and Apple. US sanctions later thwarted Huawei's plans. Huawei has been working on these limits for years and it looks like the company could announce a new SoC later this year.
Huawei may launch a new SoC later this year to offset US sanctions
There is a lot to unpack here. First, it's by no means the company's first chip. Huawei released its "Kirin" chips a long time ago and they are very good. Due to the above ban, this business somehow fell apart. Huawei has also been banned from pre-installing Google services on its phones.
As part of the ban, the company is also barred from using 5G chips in its phones. Huawei has opted for the latest offer from Qualcomm, but for the 4G version. Well, the latest US move, which we talked about recently, prevents Huawei from doing the same.
Huawei may have a plan. According to an insider, Huawei will announce a new processor later this year. More specifically, the chip is expected to arrive in the second half of this year.
This processor seems to rely on a new packaging technology. However, we don't know which process node to use or which foundry to build it from.
If that's true, we wonder how Huawei will handle it. The company is now banned from using Qualcomm 4G chips and also banned from shipping extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment in China. It is virtually impossible for Chinese foundries to produce chips with process nodes smaller than 10nm.
Huawei recently filed some interesting patent applications
Huawei's security may be its new technology, which it patented some time ago. Huawei has already submitted an application for EUV components, indicating that Huawei may be preparing to build EUV machines in China. Huawei could use it to circumvent the latest sanctions.
The question is how realistic is it happening that fast? Huawei will need a new batch of chips later this year, assuming it has secured chips for its upcoming Huawei P60 and Mate 60 phone series.
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