Global wafer foundry industry analysis and forecast, 2022

Huawei's Kirin 9000S chip made by SMIC is only a breakout, not a breakthrough

Amanda Liang, analysis; Judy Lin, DIGITIMES Asia Thursday 14 September 2023 0

Credit: AFP

Even though SMIC is lagging behind TSMC and Samsung Electronics by 5-6 and 4-5 years, respectively, it still managed to cross the threshold of advanced semiconductor manufacturing by successfully manufacturing Huawei's Kirin 9000S processor with multiple...

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