VLSI MUSEUM / ENGINEERING RECORD2020
Huawei / HiSilicon5 nm

silicon design

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SILICON DESIGN / 2020

HiSilicon Kirin 9000

Kirin 9000 is Huawei’s 2020 5-nanometer mobile flagship, documented with 15.3 billion transistors.

Research connections

Identity & fabrication
Year
Manufacturer / primary sourceHuawei

Scope: silicon-die

Source date: 2020-11-27

Year identifies first public introduction where a dated launch is available; see record notes for exceptions.

Process
Manufacturer / primary sourceHuawei

Scope: silicon-die

Source date: 2020-11-27

Foundry
Published analysisKurnal Insights

Scope: silicon-die

Source date: 2026-05-05

Independent analyst attribution.

Packaging, power & physical analysis
Transistor count
Manufacturer / primary sourceHuawei

Scope: silicon-die

Source date: 2020-11-27

Reported die width
Published analysisKurnal Insights

Scope: silicon-die

Source date: 2026-05-05

Original analyst catalog value. Public entry gives dimensions but does not document calibration, die boundary convention, specimen provenance or uncertainty.

Reported die height
Published analysisKurnal Insights

Scope: silicon-die

Source date: 2026-05-05

Original analyst catalog value. Public entry gives dimensions but does not document calibration, die boundary convention, specimen provenance or uncertainty.

Reported die area
Published analysisKurnal Insights

Scope: silicon-die

Source date: 2026-05-05

Original analyst catalog value. Public entry gives dimensions but does not document calibration, die boundary convention, specimen provenance or uncertainty.

Verified die geometry
UnconfirmedHuawei

Scope: silicon-die

Source date: 2020-11-27

No source meeting calibrated geometry requirements accepted in this scout pass. Reported measurements, if present, remain separately labeled.

Die area
Independent measurementTechInsights

Scope: One Kirin 9000 silicon die, comparative laboratory value

TechInsights provides this value as the comparator in its Kirin 9000S laboratory findings. Width, height and die-edge convention are not supplied.

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silicon design · HiSilicon Kirin 9000