Chinese fab SMIC’s 7nm metal pitch beats Intel 18A but lags 38% on density, teardown finds — Huawei’s sanctions-beating HiSilicon Kirin 9030 is the first subject of SemiAnalysis’s new teardown lab

Jun 17, 2026 | Hardware & Gear

<div>Chinese fab SMIC’s 7nm metal pitch beats Intel 18A but lags 38% on density, teardown finds — Huawei’s sanctions-beating HiSilicon Kirin 9030 is the first subject of SemiAnalysis’s new teardown lab</div>

Chinese fab SMIC’s 7nm metal pitch beats Intel 18A but lags 38% on density, teardown finds — Huawei’s sanctions-beating HiSilicon Kirin 9030 is the first subject of SemiAnalysis’s new teardown lab

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