Huawei's Chip Gambit: A High Stakes Bet on Self Sufficiency Huawei's announcement that it plans to develop cutting edge semiconductors by 2031 has sent shockwaves through the tech industry, sparking both excitement and skepticism.
The Chinese company claims to have cracked the code on manufacturing chips rivaling those of its competitors – namely Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (TSMC), Samsung, and others – despite being hindered by US trade sanctions since 2019.
The semiconductor landscape has long been dominated by a duopoly between TSMC and Samsung. Huawei's Mate 60 smartphones, for example, rely on SMIC's 7nm processors, which are far from the industry standard of 1.