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Trout_Shark t1_jeeftyk wrote

Wasn't Huawei the super evil company that tried to steal or spy on everybody?

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Throwaway08080909070 t1_jeezlh1 wrote

Reborn with holoprosencephaly that is, while a doctor stands over it shaking its head, and trying to explain to Dear Leader that this is simply not "compatible with life."

So sad. Too bad.

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jbricks89 t1_jeezwr8 wrote

The breakthrough is 14nm. Not validated yet and will probably take several years to get there. So only 10+ years behind.

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MotorballPlayer99 t1_jef2drs wrote

How is apple going to build their phones if they cant give china chips?

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fluffybottom t1_jefe4t0 wrote

Having worked both at TI and in the chip industry I can say with confidence that Chinas interests in Taiwan have changed significantly since Taiwan started making microprocessors. China wants the money more than the traditional ownership.

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andylikescandy t1_jeggkvx wrote

14nm is about 10 years behind current gen.

When the Soviet Union started producing their own silicon they were about 10 years behind as well, starting with technology acquired from the West , but that distance grew as western companies outpaced the Soviet ability to copy what the west had already done and acquire new technology in efforts to catch up.

Question is whether the Chinese can invent their own smaller nodes entirely domestically. Only then is there any hope at all that they'll ever be competitive.

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MpVpRb t1_jegtdzv wrote

This will not end well

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coludFF_h t1_jegyhlz wrote

Huawei's success is the 14nm EDA design software.

At present, this kind of software is controlled by the United States, which means that China is gradually breaking through the complete industrial chain of chips, from materials, equipment to software. Not long ago, Japan dismantled Huawei's small base stations and found that Huawei had replaced most of the American chips with Chinese domestic chips.

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