The Kirin 980 SoC uses the Cortex-A76 which was designed in Austin, TX, United States of America.
The statement "The U.S. still makes — or at least, designs — the best computer chips in the world" is accurate in the context of a manufacturer attempting to build a high-performance microprocessor-based device.
The statement "The U.S. still makes — or at least, designs — the best computer chips in the world" is accurate in the context of a manufacturer attempting to build a high-performance microprocessor-based device.