Mumbai, April 14: TSMC is set to reach a significant milestone this year, enabling smartphone chipsets to achieve clock speeds of up to 5GHz. Major companies like Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Apple have already reaped the benefits of TSMC’s advanced technologies. Later this year, we will witness the introduction of new chips that will hit 5GHz peak clock speeds for the first time, making it increasingly challenging for Huawei to compete.
Over the years, Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Apple have established themselves as leaders in providing powerful chips with outstanding performance and efficiency, with TSMC at the core of these advancements. A recent chart shared by Kurnal illustrates how these companies have progressively increased their peak clock speeds, now nearing the 5.0GHz threshold.
Qualcomm’s latest flagship, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, already reaches a peak speed of 4.61GHz, while the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro is expected to hit 5.0GHz. Similarly, MediaTek’s Dimensity 9600 Pro is anticipated to achieve comparable speeds, following the Dimensity 9500’s peak clock speed of 4.21GHz. This enhancement allows System on Chips (SoCs) to deliver substantial improvements in both single-threaded and multi-threaded tasks.
In contrast, Huawei’s Kirin chipsets lag significantly behind the performance and efficiency levels provided by Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Apple. The downward trend in Huawei’s performance, as depicted in the graph, is attributed to U.S. trade sanctions that have restricted the company from collaborating with TSMC. Consequently, Huawei has had to rely on China’s SMIC facility, which remains generations behind TSMC. Currently, SMIC is limited to a 5nm process due to restrictions on accessing the most advanced EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) lithography machines.
Huawei’s latest chip, the Kirin 9030 Pro, has not surpassed the 3.0GHz mark. As it stands, Huawei is still far behind Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Apple, struggling to compete, largely due to the lack of a capable foundry partner.
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