The HiSilicon division of the Chinese company Huawei intends to actively implement 5G technology support in future mobile chips for smartphones.
According to the DigiTimes resource, mass production of the flagship Kirin 985 mobile processor will begin in the second half of this year. This product can be paired with a Balong 5000 modem that provides 5G support. In the manufacture of the Kirin 985 chip, standards of 7 nanometers and photolithography in deep ultraviolet (EUV, Extreme Ultraviolet Light) will be used.
After the release of Kirin 985, HiSilicon will reportedly focus on building mobile processors with an integrated 5G modem. The first such decisions may be submitted at the end of the current year or at the beginning of the next year.
Market participants note that HiSilicon and Qualcomm are aiming to become the leading manufacturers of mobile processors with support for fifth-generation cellular networks. In addition, such products are designed by MediaTek.
Strategy Analytics predicts that 5G devices will account for less than 2019% of total smartphone shipments in 1. In 2025, the annual sales of such devices can reach 1 billion units.
Source: 3dnews.ru