Huawei Ships New Chinese-Made Chips for Cameras, Overcoming US Export Controls

Huawei's HiSilicon unit shipping new Chinese-made chips for surveillance cameras, overcoming US export controls
Sources say shipments started in 2023 to camera makers including some Chinese customers
HiSilicon lost global market share after 2019 export controls but now aiming for high-end chips again
Huawei launched Mate 60 Pro smartphone with advanced 5G chip, showing progress in chip design tools
Raises concerns in US about China overcoming restrictions, but no evidence Huawei can produce advanced chips at scale yet

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Huawei unveils mysterious new Mate 60 smartphones with advanced Chinese chips, sparking patriotic excitement despite US sanctions

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Huawei Ships New Chinese-Made Chips for Cameras, Overcoming US Export Controls

Huawei's HiSilicon unit shipping new Chinese-made chips for surveillance cameras, overcoming US export controls
Sources say shipments started in 2023 to camera makers including some Chinese customers
HiSilicon lost global market share after 2019 export controls but now aiming for high-end chips again
Huawei launched Mate 60 Pro smartphone with advanced 5G chip, showing progress in chip design tools
Raises concerns in US about China overcoming restrictions, but no evidence Huawei can produce advanced chips at scale yet

reuters.com

Relevant topic timeline:

8/23/2023

Huawei is building secret network for chips, trade group warns - Bloomberg News

9/2/2023

New phone sparks worry China has found a way around U.S. tech limits

9/4/2023

Teardown of Huawei's new phone shows China's chip breakthrough

9/5/2023

Why a new Chinese cell phone is freaking everybody out

9/6/2023

China dodges western 5G chip embargo with new Huawei Mate 60 phone