In recent years, the U.S. government has done everything it can to put obstacles in the way of Chinese industry, banning American companies from sending their products to that country, bans that range from the most powerful graphics to processors and even to operating systems.
A few days ago, Huawei presented its new range of laptops, laptops with Intel processorsHowever, they will be the last from this manufacturer to implement them since, once again, the United States has extended the restrictions on Intel processors for laptops, a restriction that also affects Qualcommcompanies that still had export licenses.
At Huawei they knew it was only a matter of time before this veto was extended, so they already had a plan B ready to go when that day arrived and it has already been implemented, well that, for now, in the range of already assembled desktop PCs that are currently selling in the Asian market.
Desktops sold by Huawei so far have been powered by Intel’s 12th generation processor Alder Lakecomputers that have been renewed and instead use the processor Kirin9000C from Huawei.
Kirin 9000C processor for Huawei PC
Huawei presented its new line of already assembled desktops, with the Qingyun W515x as the highest representative. Inside this device, we find the Kirin 9000C processor, a processor with 8 hearts, 12 threadswith a maximum clock speed 3.1 GHz and manufactured using a 5nm process.
This equipment is intended for the professional market, it has a form factor Micro-ATX so it only supports low profile PCI-e cards. It is available with up to 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage PCIe NVME M.2.
According to different Chinese sources, Huawei is working to bring this processor to the range of laptop Matebook, especially now that you can no longer buy Intel processors for these computers.
It is also possible that it will do the same thing as Qualcomm and design a ARM processor based on the processor currently offered in the Mate range, presenting itself as an interesting alternative to the Snapdragon from Qualcomm, a processor that will hit the market in the coming months with the help of most laptop manufacturers.
Farewell to American dependence
In theory, this is the most powerful PC processor China can currently make without relying on other countries, with the lithography machines it has access to. Compared to the latest generation processors from Intel and AMD, this has nothing to do with it, but it is the first stone to stop completely depending on the outside.
It should be remembered that a few weeks ago China announced that by 2027, all equipment used in the country’s administrations will not have to be managed by foreign processors, that is to say that they will not be able to come from Intel, AMD or Qualcomm.
Until now, Huawei, like other Chinese companies, has used the black market to continue purchasing some of the components necessary to be able to make its processors, especially the latest generation for smartphones, avoiding giving more information than necessary. to prevent the United States. to expand the possibility of updating its sanctions.
