{"id":11323,"date":"2025-08-20T10:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/11323\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T10:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:07:09","slug":"tech-war-huawei-reveals-kirin-chip-inside-5g-smartphones-as-firm-overcomes-us-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/11323\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech war: Huawei reveals Kirin chip inside 5G smartphones as firm overcomes US sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The name of Huawei\u2019s chipset, which was designed by <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/semiconductors?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">semiconductor<\/a> design subsidiary <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/hisilicon?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HiSilicon<\/a>, was found prominently displayed in screenshots shared online by Pura 80 users after a system update of the handset.Information about the processors used by Huawei on 5G smartphones, including the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/gadgets\/article\/3234080\/huawei-mate-60-pro-smartphone-first-impressions-world-beating-camera-good-enough-chip-no-google-apps?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mate 60 Pro<\/a> and <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/big-tech\/article\/3288203\/huawei-silent-mate-70-chip-smartphone-launch-focuses-android-rival-harmonyos?module=further_reading_RM&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mate 70 series<\/a>, was previously uncovered only via third-party teardown analyses, without any official confirmation from the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/shenzhen?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Shenzhen<\/a>-based company.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Privately held Huawei did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Kirin 9020, first seen in Huawei\u2019s Mate 70 smartphones last year, was made by <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/semiconductor-manufacturing-international-corporation-smic?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp<\/a> (SMIC) using the advanced 7-nanometre production process, according to a report by Canadian research firm TechInsights published in December.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Huawei Technologies\u2019 Richard Yu Chengdong presents the Kirin 990 5G system-on-a-chip at the IFA industrial trade show in Berlin on September 6, 2019. Photo: Shutterstock\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ace04778-ceef-4b71-97b5-da35018f555a_51553c9f.jpg\" title=\"Huawei Technologies\u2019 Richard Yu Chengdong presents the Kirin 990 5G system-on-a-chip at the IFA industrial trade show in Berlin on September 6, 2019. Photo: Shutterstock\"\/>Huawei Technologies\u2019 Richard Yu Chengdong presents the Kirin 990 5G system-on-a-chip at the IFA industrial trade show in Berlin on September 6, 2019. 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