The rise of Chinese chip giants
Counting the more well-known chip manufacturers in China, except for Huawei HiSilicon and MediaTek , it seems that there is no third one. At present, HiSilicon is deeply immersed in the US chip rules and cannot escape in a short period of time; MediaTek, like TSMC, cannot afford the heavy responsibility of providing assistance for domestic chips, so which company can become the leader of China's chip business?
According to recent domestic and foreign media reports, another Chinese chip giant has risen. Its strength is not inferior to Huawei HiSilicon and MediaTek, but its popularity is not very high. The chip giant, named Ziguang Zhanrui, is a veteran semiconductor company in China. After years of hard work, it has finally achieved extraordinary achievements, currently second only to MediaTek and Huawei.
At the end of April this year, the market research agency Counterpoint gave a report, the specific content of which is the forecast and analysis of the shipments of the smart mobile phone processor market in 2021. The report shows that in the whole year of 2021, MediaTek will replace Qualcomm as the world's largest mobile phone chip manufacturer; UNISOC will surpass Huawei HiSilicon to become the second domestic and fifth largest chip giant in the world.
Although this report is only a prediction and does not represent the final result, since Ziguang Zhanrui is generally favored by the outside world, it shows that it has the strength to compete with Huawei. In fact, as early as 2015, Ziguang Zhanrui was one of the top ten chip design companies in the world, but it was stole the limelight by Huawei HiSilicon over the years, and it was relatively low-key.
However, judging from the current situation, Huawei HiSilicon is under great pressure from domestic and foreign chips, and UNISOC has to stand up.After Huawei was restricted, Ziguang immediately began to lay out the high-end processor market, because it was very clear that this was its own opportunity, and it might be able to use Huawei to seize a larger market.
Some people may be thinking, isn't Ziguang's behavior taking advantage of others' danger? But it must be known that the decline of Huawei's HiSilicon status is a foregone conclusion. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Ziguang Zhanrui taking Huawei as a stepping stone. Their ultimate goal is to make domestic chips rise.
Then again, since Ziguang Zhanrui has entered the high-end chip market, does it have any products that it can produce? The answer is of course, UNISOC launched a new product line of Tanggula on April 20, which covers all 5G processors, and its will mass-produce 6nm chips, which is expected to rank among the top five in the world, not just talking about it.
is about to mass-produce 6nm chips, ranking among the world's top five
This 6nm chip is called Tanggula T770, perhaps most people have not heard of it, but its previous name must be familiar to everyone, Tanggula T770 is actually Tiger Ben T7520. As the most advanced processor of Ziguang Zhanrui, Tanggula T770 has caught up with the level of MediaTek. The blessing of 6nm process makes its performance and experience fully guaranteed.
You must know that as of May this year, MediaTek has not released the first 5nm processor, and 6nm is also its most advanced process. In this way, the gap between Ziguang Zhanrui and MediaTek is not as big as imagined. Both are 6nm process, and they are both foundry by TSMC. Tanggula processor may become the next "HiSilicon Kirin".
However, it should be noted that Ziguang Zhanrui's reputation is still not big enough. Many people in China have not heard of this company, let alone its processor chips. In order for Ziguang to truly gain a firm foothold in the high-end market, it must build its reputation and let people know that the Tanggula processor is a domestic chip that is not inferior to HiSilicon Kirin.
For Ziguang, this is an issue that must be paid attention to at the moment. Only by making it known to everyone can we strive for greater development space and bring new opportunities for domestic chips.
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To sum up, after Huawei HiSilicon, there is another chip giant in China, Ziguang Zhanrui will definitely live up to expectations and lead the domestic chip business to a new height. However, the top five in the world is not the end of Ziguang, but a starting point. It must be based on this and continue to move forward. Only in this way can we avoid encountering the same problems as Huawei.
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