Huawei’s New Phone Runs Latest Version of Made-in-China Chip (1)

April 26, 2024, 3:02 AM UTC

Huawei Technologies Co.’s latest smartphones carry a version of the advanced made-in-China processor it revealed last year, independent analysis revealed, underscoring the Chinese company’s ability to sustain production of the controversial chip.

The Pura 70 series Huawei unveiled last week sports the Kirin 9010 processor, consultancy TechInsights found in a teardown of the device. That’s a newer version of the Kirin 9000s made by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. for the Mate 60 Pro, which alarmed officials in Washington who thought a 7-nanometer chip beyond China’s capabilities.

Huawei’s Pura 70 phones in Shanghai on April 18.
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Huawei has enjoyed a resurgence since the Mate’s August debut, riding a ...

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