In 2023, Huawei and SMIC use US technology to produce a 7-nanometer chip in China, despite US restrictions.

Chinese tech giants Huawei and SMIC used US technology to produce an advanced 7-nanometer chip in China in 2023, according to Bloomberg News, citing people with knowledge of the matter. SMIC used equipment from California's Applied Materials Inc and Lam Research Corp to manufacture the chip for Huawei. The US has been gradually restricting access to advanced US technology for SMIC and Huawei.