Huawei to launch 12nm & 14nm chips this year: Report

There have been a number of rumors regarding Huawei preparing to manufacture its very own chipsets again. The company is apparently planning to make new chips that are based on the 12nm and 14nm process.

The news arrives from known tipster on Weibo (a Chinese microblogging website). As per the new leak, the company is making preparations to begin the first mass production of 12nm and 14nm based chipsets. The tipster further added that Huawei will be releasing these chipsets under its own name. Furthermore, the Chinese tech giant isn’t new to semiconductors since its HiSilicon subsidiary has made advanced chipsets that rivaled Qualcomm and MediaTek for years in mobile devices market.

However, since the company lost its primary supplier TSMC, these new chipsets are being developed and produced on process nodes that aren’t as advanced as current gen mobile chips. For those unaware, TSMC has already moved on towards 4nm and even 3nm process technology. But regardless, these chips might still be viable for other devices like smart wearable products or possibly even IoT based gadgets. As per the tipster, certain chip models are already in use internally, ahead of a commercial release.

This leak hints that Huawei is working on non advanced design chips that will be more efficient. It would even help the brand establish its revived semiconductor presence in the industry. However, this does not mean that the company has no plans to eventually move on to advanced processors. Reportedly, the company will not be releasing such chips till 2024 for the mobile application processor nodes.