Mtt writes: It will take many many years if not decades for the chinese to reverse engineer all this
Some 9-day old News?
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is a Chinese Government owned entity, and a primary target of US’s efforts to block technology development.
SMIC is reported to be shipping 7nm chips for mining Bitcoin.
July, 21, 2022
China’s Top Chipmaker Achieves Breakthrough Despite US Curbs
SMIC has started shipping 7nm chips, TechInsights says
US suppliers need licenses to ship most advanced gear to SMIC
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-21/china-s-t…
The Shanghai-based manufacturer is shipping Bitcoin-mining semiconductors built using 7-nanometer technology, industry watcher.
How bout that? A use for Bitcoin - providing a stepping stone for Chinese development of advanced chips.
The news has been reported by Bloomberg, NYT, and other sources. I assume Bloomberg and NYT verified it?
And same news, but July 28, from NYT.
China Has Leapfrogged the U.S. in Key Technologies. Can a New Law Help?
While Congress argued over whether and how to support American chip makers and research in other technologies, China was surging ahead.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/28/us/politics/us-china-semi…
July 23.
China’s 7 Nanometer Chip is a Basic, Simple and Small Chip
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2022/07/chinas-7-nanometer-chi…
ralph thinks the US, and EU needs to light a fire under the home team.