News Huawei Rumored to Use SMIC's Nodes, Overcome U.S ban and Produce 5G Smartphones

[Admin]

Huawei may overcome U.S. curbs with Chinese technologies.

Huawei Rumored to Use SMIC's Nodes, Overcome U.S ban and Produce 5G Smartphones : Read more

 

[The Historical Fidelity]

We will definitely need to see scanning electron microscope proof that SMIC’s N+1 is a 7nm class node. And if it is really 7nm class then I wonder how many pattern passes they needed to acquire the resolution needed using DUV lithography. Also is this the same SMIC 7nm process that TSMC claims SMIC illegally copied?

 

[bit_user]

My main question is what kind of cores they'll use. Will they get cores from ARM China (which I assume is still operating as an independent entity?)? Or, will they make the jump to RISC-V? And, if so, whose?

My guess is ARM, just because using a 7 nm-class node will already put them at enough disadvantage. I think there aren't yet RISC-V cores on the market that can compete with the best ARM cores available at 7 nm. Plus, switching to RISC-V would just compound the amount of software work they'd have to do.

 

[hotaru251]

ARM China (which I assume is still operating as an independent entity?)

softbank got it back a while ago.
(still got other legal issues but thats political)


will be curious for 3rd parties to test & take deep look into them.

 

[gg83]

Like I've said in other posts, with enough AI/ machine-assisted chip and process node design horsepower China will definitely be able to circumvent trade/patent restrictions.

 

[RedBear87]

What is sanctioned may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger.