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Huawei unveils Mate 90 phones, leans on homegrown chip design to offset US curbs

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1 October 2026

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operational-macro

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Semiconductors

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China

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Fusion42 · 2 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Huawei unveiled its Mate 90 series powered by its homegrown Kirin 9050 Pro chip using a 3D LogicFolding design to mitigate US semiconductor supply curbs, while adopting its HarmonyOS 7 operating system and raising prices amid rising component costs.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Semiconductors.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face a clear sign that China’s chipmakers are pivoting to homegrown 3D chip designs to bypass US technology limits, shifting manufacturing norms and raising costs for smartphone supply chains.

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