Huh, so Huawei, right? They’ve got this wild plan, I guess, to build what folks are calling a "mega-facility" over in China. Sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, but apparently, they’re gonna be cranking out those Kirin and Ascend chips everyone’s raving about.
Huawei’s Tech Adventure: 7nm and Up in the AI Chip Game
So yeah, Huawei’s come a long way. Once upon a time, they were just the phone guys, but now? They’re eyeing NVIDIA’s turf, especially with these AI chips. It’s kind of impressive, actually. But they hit a snag—everyone wants these Ascend chips, and their production lines are like “Help! I can’t keep up!” Financial Times chimed in with news on how Huawei’s setting up this huge chip-making place in Shenzhen. Sounds like they’re trying to get their "AI supply chain vertically" thing going. Fancy, huh?
Oh, and the whole setup is gonna handle the 7nm chip stuff for Kirin mobiles and all that AI processor jazz. Rumor has it, the new digs are snuggled close to some other Chinese foundries like Pengxinwei and Shenzhen Pensun. It’s like they’re building a chip-making neighborhood. Easier to borrow a cup of silicon, I guess?
Here’s where it gets more interesting—the local government’s chipping in for the project. But get this, Huawei won’t actually run the place. Nope. Gonna leave that to folks like SiCarrier and SwaySure. Smart move, perhaps? Anyways, Huawei’s funding it and sending over their brainy folks to get the ball rolling. It’s like they’re softly steering the ship without holding the wheel.
Why now? Well, SMIC, this big-shot semiconductor company, kinda dropped the ball. Orders for Huawei’s Ascend chips are rolling in like crazy. SMIC’s swamped. Thus, Huawei’s like, "Alright, let’s just do this ourselves!" So, this Shenzhen site could be up and running maybe next year. Who knows, really? It might just be Huawei’s ticket to leveling up their chip game. Seems like a big deal, but time will tell.
