TSMC is in alliance with Qualcomm and AMD to produce 5nm and 7nm for Huawei

According to media reports in Taiwan, TSMC is trying to find a way to coordinate orders from vendors such as Qualcomm, MediaTek, AMD, NVIDIA, and others, initially moving some to Huawei.

Regional Taiwanese media reports that TSMC is trying to help Huawei produce enough chips within a 120-day buffer period. Otherwise, TSMC’s capacity is limited and always occupied by customers. Without coordination, it will be difficult to produce enough chips for Huawei within 120 days.

Once coordinated, Huawei will still be able to produce a lot of chips in 120 days at full capacity, so Huawei will not suffer any supply shortfalls this year.

Last week, the media in Taiwan also reported that Huawei has urgently placed an additional $700 million order with TSMC for products covering both the 5nm and 7nm processes.

Huawei is urgently buying chips from TSMC, sources say. Among them, 5nm primarily produces Huawei’s flagship next-generation mobile phone, the Kirin 1020 mobile chip, while the enhanced 7nm version produces a 5G base station processor.

Founded in 1987, TSMC is the world’s largest manufacturer of foundry semiconductors with customers including Apple, Qualcomm, Huawei, and others. Its headquarters are located in the Hsinchu Science Industrial Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan. TSMC’s shares are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under symbol 2330 and its American Depository Receipts are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under symbol TSM.