This is a photo of the architecture of SMIC’s 7 nm chip. This is making big headlines in Western tech press.

Especially because U.S. pours more billions in its semiconductor industry than China does and that SMIC is slated to get prohibited from buying ASML’s DUV lithography machines. Yet today China’s SMIC is at least 2 generations ahead of Intel 😁

Curious timing though, with the CHIPS act up for a vote. Intel, Micron would have us believe SMIC somehow jumped two nodes so they can get $50B in taxpayer money.

  • redshiftedbrazilian
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    2 years ago

    Crypto being banned doesnt mean it doenst “happen” in China to be honest. But I think the reason they claim it is not “true 7nm” is because of the process used in its fabrication.

    I dont know much about this but the point is they have made it without EUV lithography and this is important because one way for them to surpass US in computer development depends on using this tech to develop more advanced chips like 5nm ones. Westoids are freaking out bc China is getting closer and closer to take the lead, and this new 7 nm chip shows they might have enough tech to make it possible very very soon