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    Huawei Builds $1.4B Shanghai centre as chip war heats up

    By Heidi LuoJuly 16, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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    • Huawei Technologies is nearing completion of its major chip research and development centre in Shanghai, which will be the company’s largest.
    • US regulators have imposed significant restrictions on Huawei, including revoking licences to buy chips from key suppliers.

    OUR TAKE
    Huawei Technologies is about to complete its largest research and development centre in Shanghai, a major step forward for the global semiconductor industry. The centre, which will be Huawei’s largest, covers 1.6 million square metres and has extensive facilities, including its own roads and railway system. It’s designed to house around 30,000 employees and represents a $1.4 billion investment focused on developing semiconductors for various technologies. Despite facing tough US sanctions, including a ban on the purchase of certain key chips, Huawei has continued to make notable progress, such as the launch of a 5G smartphone using a Chinese-made chip. This shows the company’s resilience and ability to innovate under pressure.
    —Heidi Luo, BTW reporter

    What happened

    Huawei Technologies is nearing completion of a major chip research and development centre in Shanghai. The facility, which will be Huawei’s largest research centre in the world, will house around 30,000 employees. Located in the Qingpu district, the site covers 1.6 million square metres and has its own road network, a small railway system and elevated bridges.

    The centre aims to drive breakthroughs in semiconductors for devices, wireless networks and the Internet of Things. According to a statement on the Shanghai government’s website, the total investment cost of the project is $1.4 billion.

    Despite ongoing US sanctions aimed at curbing Huawei’s technological advances, the company has continued to make progress, most notably last year with the launch of a 5G phone powered by a Chinese-made 7-nanometre chip. The Biden administration has responded with additional restrictions, including revoking licences that allowed Huawei to buy certain chips from Qualcomm and Intel.

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    Why it’s important

    As a leading global provider of information and communications technology infrastructure and smart devices, the completion of Huawei’s new R&D centre in Shanghai is a crucial development in the global semiconductor race. It not only demonstrates Huawei’s ability to innovate under pressure, but also signals China’s broader strategy of becoming self-sufficient in key technologies.

    Stephen Roach, a senior fellow at Yale Law School and former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, has criticised US trade policy towards China, describing it as a potential mistake that could lead to “endless economic conflict” between the two superpowers.

    According to Roach, the ongoing tensions and restrictive measures, such as those taken against Huawei, could push the global economy towards a new kind of Cold War where “the risk of some kind of accidental conflict will inevitably rise”.

    As the US tightens sanctions, Huawei’s progress is a testament to the resilience and ingenuity of Chinese technology companies.

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    Heidi Luo

    Heidi Luo is an intern reporter at Blue Tech Wave specialising in IT and tech trends. She graduated from Cardiff University. Send tips to h.luo@btw.media

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