🇨🇳 🇺🇸 China's Huawei’s new 122TB SSD shows how export controls can move innovation sideways instead of simply stopping i…

Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-05-24

Huawei developed a 122TB AI SSD by repackaging existing memory chips rather than advancing NAND fabrication depth, illustrating how US export controls redirect Chinese semiconductor innovation sideways rather than stopping it.

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Huawei Circumvents US Export Controls Through Alternative Hardware Innovation

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Topics: export-controlssemiconductor-technologyai-hardwarechina-us-tech

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Huawei built a 122.88TB AI SSD by repackaging memory chips rather than matching Samsung's 400+ layer 3D NAND technology.
A 245TB variant is also under development.
US export controls are causing Chinese firms to innovate around restrictions through packaging and integration rather than fabrication process advances.

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China's Huawei's new 122TB SSD shows how export controls can move innovation sideways instead of simply stopping it.

Huawei just built a 122.88TB AI SSD by changing the package around the memory, not by matching Samsung's most advanced 400+ layer 3D NAND.