In this era of rapid technological development, chips are undoubtedly the core driving force for innovation. As a global technology giant, Huawei has been tirelessly pursuing independent innovation in the field of chip research and development. In recent years, the United States has imposed a series of embargoes on Huawei, which has undoubtedly brought great challenges to Huawei's chip development. However, just like a towering tree standing tall in a storm, Huawei has not been crushed by the difficulties in front of it, but has strengthened its determination to innovate independently and forge ahead on the road of chip localization.
Huawei's chip development history
Tracing the development process of Huawei's chips, it is not difficult to find that this technology giant has a long history of independent chip research and development. As early as 2009, Huawei launched its first self-developed mobile phone application processor chip, the K3V1, which laid the foundation for the development of subsequent chips. Then, in 2014, Huawei launched the landmark Kirin 910 processor, which opened a new era of Huawei's chip development.
Huawei's chip research and development has not stopped at mobile phone processors, but has entered many fields in a big way. In addition to the launch of the new generation of Kirin mobile chips, Huawei has also launched the Kunpeng series of server chips, the Barong series of 5G communication chips, and the Ascend series of AI chips.
Responding to U.S. sanctions
Just as Huawei's chip business is gradually maturing, the U.S. government has imposed a series of severe sanctions on Huawei, including prohibiting U.S. companies from selling chips and related technologies to Huawei. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the development of Huawei's chips. But just as a warrior has become more resilient after suffering a heavy blow, Huawei has not been crushed by the difficulties in front of him, but has taken a series of strong countermeasures.
First of all, Huawei has further expanded its investment in chip research and development. In 2019, Huawei established Hubble to focus on chip R&D and industrial chain layout, and has invested heavily in upstream and downstream enterprises to improve its chip industry chain. Huawei has also accelerated the pace of independent innovation. It is understood that Huawei's Ascend 920 artificial intelligence chip is expected to surpass NVIDIA's leading position in the field of AI chips, and the breakthrough of domestic AI chips is just around the corner. Huawei will also launch the new Kirin A2 chip, which aims to improve Bluetooth performance and optimize the IoT experience.
The industrial chain is independent and controllable
In the face of the U.S. chip embargo, Huawei knows that it is difficult to fully localize chips on its own. Huawei began to build a complete domestic chip ecosystem. Hubble has not only invested in chip design, EDA tools, chip testing, packaging and other links, but also established cooperative relations with many domestic chip companies to jointly promote the process of chip localization.
Through this series of measures, Huawei is gradually realizing the independence and controllability of the chip industry chain. Huawei can not only design chips independently, but also use localized EDA tools, testing, and packaging to truly localize the entire process from design to production, completely eliminating dependence on external sources.
future
Huawei's development prospects in the field of chips are bright. In the field of 5G communication chips, Huawei's Barong series chips are expected to lead the development wave of domestic 5G chips; In the consumer electronics chip market, after a short period of downturn, Huawei's Kirin chip will re-emerge to bring consumers a better experience; In the field of server chips, Huawei's Kunpeng series chips will become an important force to challenge Intel's monopoly position.