> very large amount of work done by very competent engineers, Of course, and this is partly why they were successful: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/

> very large amount of work done by very competent engineers, Of course, and this is partly why they were successful: 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-... > Someone who succeeds to reproduce a stolen manufacturing process is very likely able to further develop such a process on their own. And, this is why we'll have to wait and see if their current, successful, strategy will result in future, independent, advances.