The report said that SMIC used machines from Applied Materials and California-based Lam Research to produce advanced 7nm chips for Huawei last year. SMIC purchased the technology equipment in October 2022 before the US imposed a ban on selling machines to China in November 2022, according to Reuters.
SMIC uses US technology to produce 7nm chips
In August 2023, Huawei and SMIC cooperated and could produce Kirin 9000s - 5G chips on 7nm process - to equip Mate 60 smartphone series. This move received great attention, praised as a big step forward in semiconductors in China.
According to statistics from market research firm Canalys, in the fourth quarter of 2023, Huawei achieved impressive growth when it shipped 7 million mobile phones, an increase of 5,121% over the same period in 2022.
Bloomberg reported that China is raising more than $27 billion for a chip fund to accelerate development and technology investment to produce advanced chips.
US Commerce Department officials said there is no evidence yet that SMIC can produce 7nm chips "on a large scale".
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