Huawei kirin 990 soc will use a 7nm finfet node

The Kirin 980 was the first 7nm FinFET chipset to power Huawei's future flagships. Right now Huawei could be working on the Kirin 990 for a launch expected in the second half of 2019.

Kirin 990 will use the same node as the Kirin 980, but with an integrated 5G modem

Called the Kirin 990, the SoC will have a major difference from the Kirin 980, the integration of the 5G modem. The next generation of SoC for future smartphones is underway, but Huawei is likely to keep it reserved for its premium line next year.

According to a LinkedIn profile that allegedly belongs to a Huawei engineer (via MySmartPrice), the Chinese company has already started working on the Kirin 990. Apparently, the engineer is working on the energy-efficient prefabrication process for the next chipset. The recently introduced Snapdragon 855 chipset also features an optimized data prefetching system to improve efficiency, so it is no wonder that Huawei works in the same vein. Apart from this, the LinkedIn profile did not reveal any other critical information.

The Kirin 990 SoC could reportedly be an upgraded version of the Kirin 980 chipset, which means it would have a similar architecture. The improvements are expected to affect operating frequencies and the amount of. The rumored chip will also be manufactured in a 7nm FinFET process by TSMC, just like the Kirin 980 chipset. It is expected to have the same triple cluster configuration as the Kirin 980, optimizing performance and efficiency when needed.

Also, this could be the first chip with a built-in 5G modem from Huawei as it could come with the Balong 5000 5G modem. It is highly unlikely that we will see the Kirin 990 chip with the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro phones, which would be out early next year.

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