The Chinese tech firm has also launched seven EV models in partnership with domestic automakers as it bids to become a major player in the sector

Huawei looks set to become the No-1 smartphone seller in China this year, backed by the launch of its new series of high-end phones

Speculation has been growing for months about Huawei’s P70 model which is expected to be powered by an advanced China-made chip

Huawei remained relatively muted about its achievement, doing away with the press conference and launch event it has held every year at least since the US restrictions began

US lawmakers were already looking to cut SMIC off from US tech imports after it produced the surprisingly high-end chip for Huawei’s latest handset

Huawei’s Mate 60 Pro smartphone has been a soaraway success, with state media hailing the phone a national achievement

Advanced Micro Devices applied for a licence to sell similar laptop chips after Biden took office but never received a response, it says

The Chinese firm said it had ended its lawsuits against Amazon in Germany over patented technology related to wifi and video playback

Both firms have seen their market shares squeezed by local rivals such as smartphone-maker Huawei and electric vehicle giant BYD, while a larger economic slowdown shadows China

Chinese cloud firms have previously told Nvidia they don’t want its slower AI chips and that they would prefer using homegrown chips from companies such as Huawei

Local governments in Shanghai and Anhui will fund a variety of semiconductor-related projects this year — ranging from the development of DRAM chips to building facilities for chipmaking and its tools

The 5nm tech will be used to produce chips for Huawei's new smartphones, and, if successful, could also be used for its AI chips