Huawei’s next-generation chip ambitions are running into technical and geopolitical headwinds. While Chinese state media CCTV recently claimed a breakthrough in 5nm production through foundry partner SMIC, the new MateBook Fold still ships with the 7nm Kirin X90. TechInsights, via Wccftech, confirms the chip is built on SMIC’s N+2 node — identical to the Kirin 9020 — falling short of the 5 nm-class N+3 process. The findings cast doubt on Huawei’s progress and suggest mass-market deployment of 5nm chips remains at least a year away.