Re:China hires over 100 TSMC engineers in push for chip lead...
by eunos on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @03:40PM
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The goal is not exclusively to conquer the consumer chip industry.
Ability to manufacture strategic chip industry is also very important.
Remember the sanctioned big Chinese facial recognition companies?
They do not really need 5nm chip for their product, I think 14nm can also work (albeit performance penalty).
Also, PLA, if they ever need to manufacture AI chips for whatever reason, they need to manufacture them in mainland for supply chain security.
Ability to manufacture strategic chip industry is also very important.
Remember the sanctioned big Chinese facial recognition companies? They do not really need 5nm chip for their product, I think 14nm can also work (albeit performance penalty).
Also, PLA, if they ever need to manufacture AI chips for whatever reason, they need to manufacture them in mainland for supply chain security.