Although it is said that the Huawei Mate 70 series will be released later this year, this Huawei phone is highly anticipated. Since the Huawei Pura70 series is selling very well this year, everyone will have higher expectations for the Huawei Mate70 series.
According to a recent report, the Huawei Mate70 series is likely to be equipped with SMIC's first 5nm Kirin chip. There is even more explosive news, that is, SMIC is likely to achieve mass production of 5nm process chips without the assistance of advanced instruments and equipment. However, this news has not been confirmed for the time being, and the editor does not dare to jump to conclusions!
In fact, after Huawei was suppressed, SMIC was also restricted from purchasing the most advanced lithography machines. However, SMIC has not given up, and has been researching the 5nm process technology for a long time to mass-produce advanced chips for Huawei.
Although Huawei's self-developed Kirin chip performance cannot catch up with Qualcomm and Apple for the time being, the Kirin chip has been able to meet the basic needs of Huawei's flagship machine. It has been reported that SMIC has built a new production line at the beginning of the year, and it is likely to plan to mass-produce more powerful chips by the end of 2024.
It is reported that SMIC has now completed this milestone and is likely to have achieved a 5nm process without an ASML lithography machine.
If SMIC does achieve 5nm process technology with DUV equipment, it should be ready to mass produce the first wafers by now. The 5nm process chip is very likely to be the first to be used in the Kirin chipset, and it is likely to be the first to experience how powerful the performance of this Kirin chip is in the Huawei Mate70 series, of course, this is just speculation!
However, there are also doubts that SMIC can develop 5nm process chips, and there is no evidence to prove that SMIC can also OEM 5nm Kirin chips for Huawei without advanced chip lithography machines. Taking a step back, even if a 5nm Kirin chip can really be created, it will be very expensive in terms of cost, at least more than 50% more expensive than the chips mass-produced by TSMC.
This means that the Huawei Mate70 series is likely to increase in price, even if it can mass-produce 5nm Kirin chips, but the cost of the chip is too expensive. Someone broke the news before that the Kirin 9000S carried by the Huawei Mate60 series is very expensive, and the production capacity cannot keep up. So when the Huawei Mate60 series goes on sale, you need to add money to be able to buy it.
Fortunately, the current production of Huawei's Pura70 series has kept up, and there is no need to rush to buy it again. And this time, for the sake of sales, will Huawei Mate70 series ensure the mass production of Kirin chips at all costs? There are also revelations that the output of Huawei Mate70 series will increase by 30~40%, and this time there is no need to add money to stock enough!
Combined with previous rumors, the Kirin chip equipped with the Huawei Mate70 series has a running score of more than 1.1 million, which is comparable to the Snapdragon 8Gen1 in terms of performance. Later, it was rumored that the Huawei Mate70 series is likely to delay the sale, mainly because HarmonyOS NEXT still needs time to debug and improve.
Now it is rumored that the Huawei Mate70 series will be equipped with a 5nm Kirin chip, and there are more and more revelations about this Huawei flagship machine, what is the real situation? Will there be a price increase? If the price rises, how much will it cost? You still have to wait for the Huawei Mate70 series real phones to go on sale. Dear officials and friends, if the price of Huawei Mate70 series really increases, do you think it will still sell very hot? Everyone is welcome to leave your thoughts in the comment area!