Huawei Reportedly Developing “Mega Chip Facility” in China to Reduce Dependency on Foreign Entities

Man, so get this—Huawei’s at it again, right? They’re putting together this ginormous chip-making joint over in China. We’re talkin’ about where they’re gonna crank out those snazzy Kirin and Ascend chips everyone can’t stop yabbering about.

### Huawei’s Big Dive into AI Chip Territory

Y’know, it’s kinda wild how Huawei went from just playing in the mobile phone sandbox to suddenly squaring up to NVIDIA in the AI ring. Seriously, who saw that coming? Lately, their Ascend AI chips have been blowing up so much that they’re almost running out. But fear not, ’cause rumor has it (shoutout to the Financial Times) that over in Shenzhen, they’re whipping up a massive chip production spot. They wanna get this whole “AI supply chain” thing nailed down tight. Vertical integration, I think they call it. Or something like that.

So, I heard these new places in the works are gonna handle all the 7nm action for Kirin and Ascend chips. And it sounds like they’re setting up right next to other chip folks, like Pengxinwei and Shenzhen Pensun. Pretty smart, right? Makes stuff move quicker, like when you suddenly realize you’re almost late for work and everything’s a blur, but in a good way.

Oh, oh! And here’s a neat tidbit—the local government’s tossing some cash into this project too. Classic move, right? But wait, Huawei’s not gonna actually run the show. That gig’s for companies like SiCarrier and SwaySure. Pretty clever though, as Huawei’s putting its fingers in all the pies but not baking them, if you know what I mean. Almost like getting cool cousins involved in a school project so you still have fun, but someone else does the glue work. They’ve got this whole network vibe going on, overseeing everything without directly getting the tech grease on their hands.

Now, remember SMIC? Looks like they couldn’t keep up with all those AI chip orders buzzin’ from everywhere. Poor guys couldn’t handle Huawei’s Ascend, which had piles of orders coming in like summer tourists at a beach. So yeah, Huawei’s totally gotta ramp up production, like, yesterday.

They wanna get this Shenzhen setup running, pronto—maybe as soon as next year! Just imagine, Huawei might soon take the cake in this advanced chip game. Honestly, could be a big game changer. Let’s see how this chip drama unfolds.