Huawei Allegedly Establishing “Mega Chip Facility” in China to Reduce Reliance on Foreign Chips

Sure, let’s dive in. So, imagine this: Huawei’s got this crazy plan, right? They’re whipping up this massive chip factory somewhere in China—Shenzhen, I think. Like, if you’ve ever fiddled with phones, you know their Kirin and Ascend chips? Yeah, those. They’re wild, right? And apparently super in demand.

Anyway, it’s kind of bonkers to think how Huawei went from just making phones to playing catch-up with big guys like NVIDIA. They’ve been rolling out these Ascend AI chips like nobody’s business. And now, they’ve hit this bottleneck, like too much demand, not enough chips. Yay future! But nah, they’re fixing it—building this factory, or whatever, to make more of these bad boys.

So, here’s the juicy part—this mega-facility, or whatever, is supposed to churn out those 7nm chips. Like, imagine chips made with… I dunno, a special magic wand or something. And it’s not far from other gigantuous Chinese foundries. Probably makes things easier, right? If your neighbors are into chips too.

This project’s got all sorts of players: local government’s pouring cash, while Huawei isn’t actually running it. They’ve got these buddies, SiCarrier and SwaySure, handling stuff, with Huawei pulling the strings quietly from the back.

And why all this fuss? Because of SMIC, or whatever other firm, couldn’t keep up with orders. Like, there are “millions” — or maybe less? — asking for these AI chips, but current companies are dropping the ball. So, Huawei’s like, “We got this.” They want this new place up and running, like, yesterday, but realistically maybe next year.

Who’d have thought, right? Phones to AI and now this mad dash into semiconductors. Anyway, enough of my rambling—till next time folks. Stay curious!