“Okay, China built a jump gate to Alpha Centauri, and I’m currently working as a Bloodbag for Immortan Joe, but seriously, when are these tankies going to admit that communism and fascism are the same?”

[–] u_tamtam@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ok, but what the heck does that reply have to do with anything?

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

People were really underestimating how quickly China could make chip progress, too

[–] u_tamtam@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Whatever people's estimations, we've yet to see this progress that you are talking about. It's an interesting race for sure.

[–] JuryNullification@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-poised-to-break-5nm-barrier-huawei-lists-5nm-processor-presumably-built-with-smic-tech-defying-us-sanctions

SMIC makes 5nm chips with DUV tech when Intel can’t break 5nm with EUV and billions in subsidies.

[–] u_tamtam@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago

What it implies to stretch the DUV process into ever thinner lithography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th4E-0VFaEA

Some background on how it was made: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/11/how-huawei-made-a-cutting-edge-chip-in-china-and-surprised-the-us/

tl;dr/dw: China managed to produce small batches of semiconductors using stockpiled american and japanese equipment before sanctions kicked-in