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Huawei Technologies and China's top chipmaker SMIC have built an advanced 7-nanometre processor to power its latest smartphone, according to a teardown report by analysis firm TechInsights.

Huawei's Mate 60 Pro is powered by a new Kirin 9000s chip that was made in China by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), TechInsights said in the report shared with Reuters on Monday.

Huawei started selling its Mate 60 Pro phone last week. The specifications provided advertised its ability to make satellite calls, but offered no information on the power of the chipset inside.

The processor is the first to utilise SMIC's most advanced 7nm technology and suggests the Chinese government is making some headway in attempts to build a domestic chip ecosystem, the research firm said.

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[–] bobman@unilem.org 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

one of the major deterrents to its invading Taiwan is removed.

You mean one of the major benefits? The biggest reason China wants Taiwan is to be competitive in semi-conductors.

Not sure why you people keep making up these narratives. It's painfully obvious to anyone who's paying attention.

[–] severien@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's no way China gets TSMC facilities intact.

[–] bobman@unilem.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right. An invasion of Taiwan would mean a war between US and China.

[–] severien@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Likely yes, but that's not what I was hinting at. If it looked like China is going to be successful in taking Taiwan, all the TSMC facilities would get blown up.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yeap, the important infrastructure is really the people. I imagine if the US saw something a kin to Russia's mobilization to the border with Ukraine, there'd be a noticeable influx of Taiwanese immigrants coming to America.

Plus, I really can't foresee an actual invasion across the Formosa that would leave much infrastructure intact. It's basically an island fortress where your choices of combat terrains are urban or pacific forrest/jungle. Taking the island without leveling it first would be a prolonged blood bath.