{"id":"56e42ff2-0cd7-4a0b-9e6e-8d7d1e3cb49c","url":"https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3369400/huawei-steps-tau-chip-roll-out-mate-xt-2-track-1-million-sales","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Huawei steps up Tau chip roll-out, with Mate XT 2 on track for 1 million sales","plainHeadline":"Huawei aims to exceed 1 million Mate XT 2 sales with Tau-based CPUs.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Huawei ships about 100,000 Mate XT 2 trifold phones since September 12 release.","Mate XT 2 uses LogicFolding architecture tied to Tau Scaling Law chip design.","Tau-based Kirin 9050 Pro powers high-end Mate 90 RS Ultimate Design and Pro Max Premium.","Memory cost surge raises production costs by over $200 per phone, impacting profitability.","Huawei expects continued price rises but must balance profitability with market demand."],"topics":["Economy","Enterprise"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-01T03:00:08.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-01T03:24:47.701Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/c4f31c6a-ce11-497d-870c-70c1f6fcbdb9","storyId":"c4f31c6a-ce11-497d-870c-70c1f6fcbdb9","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/01/7a23aa90-768b-423a-9a10-76891e8747b7_ab1ed882.jpg?itok=NevED3_m&v=1790816595","author":"Iris Deng","dek":"Huawei Technologies is making rapid progress in rolling out a new breed of advanced chip based on its self-developed Tau Scaling Law, with the Chinese company set to adopt the processors across the newly released Mate 90 smartphone series."}