Due to the US embargo, Huawei, whose access to 5nm and beyond processes, as well as new technologies such as 5G, has been approved, does not give up. Chinese technology giant is preparing to produce EUV casting device.Giant step from Huawei
According to the information received, Huawei has applied for a patent to develop an EUV casting device. It is stated that the patent covers the whole casting device such as 13.5nm EUV light source, mirror, printing of circuits, system control. The device will process EUV casting processes of 7nm and below.
Huawei has actually been in the chip design business for years. He was producing Kirin chips with his HiSilicon partner, and the Kirin chip was among the best-selling chips for a while. However, with the US embargo, production came to a halt. From time to time, we come across Kirin chips, which are not ambitious but produced with previous technologies.
Since it is still in the patent stage, it is not possible to say that Huawei will produce an EUV casting device for sure. Because EUV production equipment is also within the US embargo. It is a question of how Huawei will procure them. It was on the agenda that China brought second-hand casting devices to the country. At this point, a solution can be found.
Huawei’s switch to the sub-7nm EUV process somehow could revolutionize the country. Since TSMC technologies could not be accessed, many Chinese designers turned to more mature technologies such as 10nm. Memory startups like YMTC are also in danger of being pulled from the market. It would not be wrong to say that the Chinese government supports these moves in the best way.
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