Huawei Ships Over 100 Million Kirin-Powered Devices Since 2023

Huawei, once hobbled by US sanctions, passes 100 million Kirin chip milestone

Huawei Technologies has shipped more than 100 million devices powered by its Kirin processors since 2023, when it returned to the smartphone market with a new generation of premium handsets.

New details on Kirin 9050

The company disclosed the shipment figure on Tuesday as it unveiled new details about its flagship Kirin 9050 series.

The Kirin 9050 is the first mass-produced chip to use Huawei’s proprietary LogicFolding architecture, developed under a framework the company calls the Tau Scaling Law.

The milestone highlights the scale of Huawei’s Kirin-powered device shipments since its return to the smartphone market.

Huawei is also testing a next-generation processor and expanding its presence in China’s domestic artificial intelligence chip market.

Testing of Kirin 2027 under way

The company said testing of its next-generation Kirin 2027 chip was progressing in line with expectations.

Chinese media outlet Yicai reported on Tuesday that Huawei had begun testing the processor, with preliminary results meeting the company’s targets.

The report cited Xu Songyu, a director responsible for wireless device chips at Huawei’s semiconductor business.

The Kirin 2027 testing adds another development to Huawei’s processor programme as the company continues building on its smartphone return and expanding its chip efforts.

Source: South China Morning Post