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Seems rather naive to assume that it for some reason would remain out of reach for a totalitarian state with a 1B+ population. And especially considering that t
by zppln 4y ago
Seems rather naive to assume that it for some reason would remain out of reach for a totalitarian state with a 1B+ population. And especially considering that there appear to be a few Chinese names on pretty much every major research paper released these days.
- nomel 4y ago> remain out of reach That's not how tech works. They will master and improve on 7nm, and probably future nodes. But the "reach" isn't 7nm, it's the continuous advancement. Rumors put Nvidia and AMD on 5nm, and Apple on 3nm. As is, they've shown they can get something very close to the TSMC process working [1], partly by buying talent [2]. We'll have to see how that translates to long term improvements. But, they definitely can't rely on that strategy, long term. 1. https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/01/column_7nm_chips_china/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/01/column_7nm_chips_chin... 2. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-27/synopsys-backed-china-chip-firm-accused-of-poaching-tsmc-talent https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-27/synopsys-...