Huawei claims that it can design 14nm processors

Huawei claims it has the technology to start working on 14nm chips. This is what a top executive claims in a speech. This would put the Chinese giant about four generations behind competitors.

Huawei claims it has the software to design 14nm chips, claims Bloomberg, but it is unclear whether the company can also produce them or have them produced. Huawei is no longer allowed to work with American technology due to the US government’s trade ban. For years, Huawei had its own Kirin SoCs for smartphones and chips in network equipment. They had it produced at TSMC on then modern nodes.

Huawei therefore wants to build the software and hardware to produce advanced chips itself. China does not have that technology, so it must develop it. If a Chinese company can indeed make 14nm chips, it would be a big step forward from the current situation.

If it were to succeed in making 14nm chips, the company would be about four generations behind competitors such as Samsung and TSMC. They have already made steps to first 10nm and now to 4nm.