SMIC's third-gen 7nm node shows smaller metal pitch than Intel 18A, higher transistor density than TSMC N6 without EUV — analysis of N+3 shows significant advancement for Chinese semi manufacturing

Tom's Hardware
Jul 21, 2026, 7:00 am113 pts
An analysis of Huawei's Kirin 9030 system-on-chip (SoC) for smartphones conducted by SemiAnalysis revealed that SMIC's third-generation 7nm-class fabrication technology (N+3) has smaller metal pitch than Intel's 18A fabrication technology and that China's leading foundry has managed to achieve transistor…

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