Huawei Reportedly Developing “Mega Chip Facility” in China to Reduce Foreign Chip Dependence

Whoa, okay, so Huawei’s at it again. They’re, like, throwing up this giant chip-making thing in China. You know those Kirin and Ascend chips everyone’s talking about? Yeah, those. They’re gonna churn them out there. Or not. I mean, that’s the plan anyway.

So, here’s the scoop — Huawei used to be all about phones, right? But now they’re eyeing the big leagues, like NVIDIA. I don’t get why, but they seem to be pulling it off. Their Ascend AI chips are so hot right now that keeping up with orders has been, well, kind of a nightmare. Not sure if it’s management or what — but hey, things are changing now. According to the Financial Times, they’re building this behemoth of a chip facility in Shenzhen. I wonder if the streets there smell like tech dreams and soy sauce. Probably neither, but you get my drift.

Anyway, this new setup is for their 7nm chips — if you’re into numbers like that — putting out Kirin chips for phones and those brainy Ascend processors. There’s some buzz that they’re neighbors with other chip-makers like Pengxinwei and Shenzhen Pensun, which are part of Huawei’s entourage. So, it’s like they’re building this mega foundry hangout. Imagine a place churning silicon like it’s making pancakes, right next to your buddies. Neat.

The local government’s chipping in too. But plot twist — Huawei isn’t gonna be the one running this show directly. Can you believe it? SiCarrier and SwaySure are picking up the slack. Huawei’s just dishing out the cash and sending in the nerd squad to manage things. It’s like they want to babysit the supply chain but without the diaper duty. Makes sense?

This isn’t just some random move. It’s coming after SMIC, another chip juggernaut, kinda dropped the ball with orders. Word is their chips are flying off the shelves faster than they can make ’em. So, Huawei’s in urgent “let’s make more chips” mode. The big ol’ factory should be up and humming by next year, fingers crossed.

And there you have it. Next time you see a Huawei chip, just think — it might’ve been cooked up in this very spot. If that sort of thing keeps you up at night.