Kirin 990 unveiled, built on the 7nm+ process and features integrated 5G modem

As per tradition, Huawei announced its next-generation mobile SoC called HiSilicon Kirin 990. It's still built on the 7nm process but slightly improved for better efficiency. The chipset uses the brand new 7nm FinFET Plus EUV node by TSMC and it's important to note that Apple's upcoming A13 chip uses the same manufacturing process. As before, Huawei is boasting many firsts in its flagship mobile SoC. Even though Samsung already announced its integrated 5G-capable SoC, the Exynos 980, the first one on the market is expected to be Huawei's Kirin 990. Up until now, the 5G-capable chipsets...