TECH NEWS – According to the CEO of the Chinese tech giant, Huawei’s chips are now only a generation behind their Western counterparts.
The U.S. trade restrictions have prompted Chinese tech companies like Huawei to accelerate their push toward technological self-reliance. This shift began when Huawei used the Kirin 9000S chip in its Mate 60 lineup, which has now evolved into the Kirin X90 featured in its latest foldable laptop. CEO Ren Zhengfei claims the company’s chips are just one generation behind American ones and is actively seeking alternatives to bridge the gap—though some argue the statement is a bit of a stretch.
According to Reuters, in an interview with People’s Daily, Ren said that Huawei is exploring cluster computing to enhance chip performance. With the company investing $25.07 billion annually in R&D, it’s well positioned to pursue such goals. Ren also aimed to calm concerns surrounding U.S. trade restrictions, asserting that “the U.S. has exaggerated Huawei’s achievements.”
“The United States has exaggerated Huawei’s achievements. Huawei is not that great. We have to work hard to reach their level. Our single chip is still a generation behind. We use mathematics to supplement physics, non-Moore’s law to supplement Moore’s law, and cluster computing to supplement single chips. These methods can lead to practical results. Software is not a bottleneck for us,” Ren explained.
To avoid supply chain issues, Huawei reportedly operates more than 11 chip plants within China. Its chip partner, SiCarrier, is said to be seeking $2.8 billion to acquire tools to compete with ASML and build next-generation EUV devices.
Ren also stated that about one-third of Huawei’s annual research budget goes toward theoretical research, with the rest allocated to product development. As he put it, “without theory, there are no breakthroughs, and China would never catch up to the U.S.”
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