China’s SMIC Achieves Breakthrough Despite US Curbs(bloomberg.com) |
China’s SMIC Achieves Breakthrough Despite US Curbs(bloomberg.com) |
Seems I'm saying "Told you so." even earlier than I had imagined.
If they did achieve this by IP theft then they’ll face sanctions as well so whether they ship 7nm or not won’t matter if Western countries aren’t allowed to buy them.
Ask Huawei if you think import bans don’t work.
6-12 months ago, the Chinese were estimated to be about 7-10 years behind in semiconductors.
In that short time they've caught up roughly about 5 years. Thinking they can't catch up completely, if not actually pulling out in front is pure hubris.
That's what killed most of the US's industries that are now not able at all to compete with the Chinese ones.