Huawei rolls out new Kirin chip for mid-range phones

SHANGHAI - Huawei has unveiled another homegrown smartphone chip, while under a US ban that limits its access to American component suppliers.

The Kirin 810 chip will be used in mid-range smartphones from the Nova 5 series, according to a report in Caixin.

It says the 810 is one of the Kirin series made by Huawei's chip unit HiSilicon, based on designs by UK-based chip designer Arm. www.webershandwick.cn (ATI).