Probably, we are talking about budget and mid-budget SoCs
Huawei has long been under US sanctions that, among other things, prevent the manufacturer from getting modern SoCs with 5G modems. However, Huawei may solve this problem by the end of this year.
According to Reuters, Huawei plans to launch 5G platforms in-house. More specifically, Huawei will use its know-how and technology to develop SoCs, and they will be produced by the Chinese company SMIC.
Huawei will be able to bypass US sanctions and get platforms with 5G.
However, it is not clear which platforms are involved. Considering that SMIC simply does not have the technologies for the production of the most advanced platforms at 3, 4 and 5 nm standards, which are needed primarily by top SoCs, most likely we are talking about budget or mid-budget single-chip systems.
There is evidence that Huawei will use the SMIC N + 1 process technology for the production of platforms. The company itself does not talk about nanometers, but notes that certain characteristics are comparable to 7nm processes from competitors, however, SMIC notes that N + 1 cannot be called a seven-nm process.
