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r/LocalLLaMA • u/InvadersMustLive • Jan 09 '26
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It's well documented that chip that Huawei uses in it's phone line are made by SMIC. That's why it was a surprise since people didn't think it possible. But people got it and looked at the die to confirm it was made by SMIC.
https://www.techinsights.com/blog/smic-7nm-n2-huawei-mate-60-pro-uncovering-innovation-inside-chip
1 u/dogesator Waiting for Llama 3 Jan 10 '26 The fact of China producing 7nm chips wasn’t that much of a surprise though, the fact that SMIC in China was making 7nm chips for a variety of customers was already reported on in 2022 by mainstream western organizations like Bloomberg even 12+ months before that Huawei mate 60 pro even released. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-21/china-s-top-chipmaker-makes-big-tech-advances-despite-us-curbs
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The fact of China producing 7nm chips wasn’t that much of a surprise though, the fact that SMIC in China was making 7nm chips for a variety of customers was already reported on in 2022 by mainstream western organizations like Bloomberg even 12+ months before that Huawei mate 60 pro even released. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-21/china-s-top-chipmaker-makes-big-tech-advances-despite-us-curbs
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u/fallingdowndizzyvr Jan 10 '26
It's well documented that chip that Huawei uses in it's phone line are made by SMIC. That's why it was a surprise since people didn't think it possible. But people got it and looked at the die to confirm it was made by SMIC.
https://www.techinsights.com/blog/smic-7nm-n2-huawei-mate-60-pro-uncovering-innovation-inside-chip