Huawei’s Mate 70 Series May Not Use The First SMIC 5nm Chipset, But A More Refined ‘N+3’ Node With a Higher Density Than Kirin 9010
The Kirin 9000S that allowed Huawei to break free of the U.S. trade ban was mass produced on SMIC’s 7nm (N+2) technology, with the company maintaining its momentum with the Kirin 9010 that is found in the Pura 70 series. For the Mate 70 range, rumors have disseminated in multiple directions, with whispers claiming that the former Chinese giant would use SMIC’s 5nm process that the semiconductor manufacturer reportedly developed successfully. However, there appears to be a twist in Huawei’s plans, with one rumor stating that the next Kirin SoC powering the Mate 70 series would be mass manufactured on SMIC’s N+3 process, which touts a higher density compared to the N+2 variant.
