Huawei begins to make chips independently

At the beginning of November, 2020 it became known of start of processors by self-produced Huawei company. Thereby the Chinese producer of telecommunication equipment and servers intends to minimize effects American the sanctions imposed against him.

According to Financial Times (FT), Huawei starts factory on release of chips in Shanghai. Her operator selects Shanghai IC R&D Center company, supported by municipal authorities of Shanghai. The production phase will begin with the simplest chips constructed on 45-nanometer technical process and will be gradually improved, having taken a level in 28 nanometers by the end of 2021.

Huawei begins to make chips independently

According to the experts polled by the newspaper, implementation of own microchips actually will solve a problem of survival of Huawei. Still the company had no experience in this sphere, and all microchips were imported from abroad, and it were the American chips which the company cannot receive now. Meanwhile the stocks made to the introduction of the restrictions imposed by the American authorities in May, 2020 are almost exhausted, experts claim.

Kirin processors which were developed by Huawei company and TSMC was engaged in production, in September, 2020 became prohibited for release. Mate 40 became the last smartphone in which the Kirin processor is installed.

Though own production of chips does not solve the main problem of Huawei with deficit of the single-crystal systems for smartphones, but it already in itself will be big help in the conditions of the increasing sanctions pressure from the USA, analysts consider.

What does Huawei, creating own semiconductor production, does not contradict the general trends of development of China. In the five-year plan among main goals transition to increase in own self-sufficiency at the solution of economic problems is called. It provides a gradual failure from use of key technologies, the rights to which foreign countries own.^[1]

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