The Kirin 9000S installed in the Mate 60 Pro proves that Huawei and SMIC can continue to mass-produce mobile chips without the help of American companies and other entities that are prohibited from working with the two Chinese entities. In addition to the Kirin 9000S, a recent analysis showed that in addition to the chipset, the advanced 5G modem and radio frequency technology used in the flagship products also make Huawei comparable to other high-end smartphone and chip manufacturers.
TechInsights analysis shows that the Mate60Pro is able to bypass US sanctions, and the Kirin 9000S is an example of this feat. , but once upon a time, the Chinese company could only use Qualcomm's 4G baseband chips in its high-end smartphones because it was prohibited from purchasing any 5G components.
TechInsights’ ongoing analysis of Huawei Mate 60 Pro shows that China has made significant progress in bypassing technological blockades. This progress is not only reflected in application processor system-on-chip (SoC), but also in 5G baseband processors and mobile radio frequency technology.
"China has also made leaps in developing advanced (2D) system-in-package (SiP) modules and RF filters, using improved technologies for acoustic wave filters and hybrid technologies based on thin-film integrated passive devices (IPD) and low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC). This is a significant improvement compared to the previous RF FE5G architecture of 2015 and 2016."
The company has overcome these daunting hurdles with its 5G modem and radio frequency technology, setting Huawei apart from other giants. Given that Apple has invested billions of dollars in efforts to make its own baseband chips, including acquiring Intel's 5G modem business, but has still encountered countless development problems, it is a testament to how difficult it is to make these chips, but Huawei has figured out a way.
Not only that, Huawei and SMIC also quietly released a 5nm chip. Although it is for laptops, breaking the 7nm mark is enough to prove that next year we may see the new Kirin chip appear on the P70 series together with the new 5G modem. Still, China's chip technology is still several years behind the United States, but at the current pace, the gap is likely to continue to shrink.