With Intel mass-producing the 18A process, the United States has also taken the lead in entering the 2nm node and is once again in the leading position in terms of technology, but Intel CEO Chen Liwu still cannot rest assured. The Times of India reported that he also talked about the chip technology differences between China and the United States at the AI Summit in India before. Chinese companies cannot obtain the most advanced equipment from companies such as ASML, but they are secretly building alternatives and are confident in their own hardware.
Chen Liwu said that Huawei and other Chinese technology companies are narrowing the process gap through engineering and infrastructure optimization. Although the United States is leading in cutting-edge processes such as 2nm,However, by reallocating resources to software and system improvements, Chinese companies are squeezing performance from the 7nm process that far exceeds that of the process itself.
In addition to process issues, Chen Liwu also mentioned another advantage of Chinese companies,That is regulatory approval,If necessary, Chinese companies can quickly obtain approval and complete it, while US approval is slow, especially in terms of AI data center power facilities.
In Chen Liwu's view, the United States cannot be complacent. If the ministry is careful, they (referring to Chinese technology companies) will be ahead of American companies.
