Huawei says the Kirin 9030 performs better than its predecessor

Huawei has launched its latest Mate 80 smartphones with a new in-house chip that shows steady, if limited, progress in China’s semiconductor industry. The Kirin 9030 processor, which powers the Mate 80 Pro Max, was produced locally and reflects incremental gains made under years of tight US technology restrictions. The chip was made by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, China’s leading contract chipmaker. Analysts say it uses an improved version of SMIC’s existing 7-nanometre manufacturing method, rather than a leap to a more advanced generation. That detail matters because smaller manufacturing sizes usually allow faster, more efficient chips. Huawei says the Kirin 9030 performs better than its predecessor Research firm TechInsights examined the Kirin 9030 and found that SMIC’s updated process, known as N+3, builds on earlier work rather than breaking new ground. The company said the changes brought better chip density but still left China behind global leaders such as...

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