The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is at least a decade ahead of China believes Minister Cheng-Wen Wu.
China may be a decade behind Taiwan and TSMC when it comes to semiconductor manufacturing, according to Cheng-Wen Wu, the chairperson of the Taiwanese National Science Council. Wu made the remarks during a briefing at the Taiwanese legislature yesterday after he was asked about media reports suggesting that a tear down of Huawei’s latest smartphones indicated that China had managed to catch up with its chip manufacturing technology.
In response, he shared that since TSMC’s leading edge 2 nanometer semiconductor technology is slated to go into mass production in 2025, according to his estimates, the gap between Taiwan and China should be more than ten years.TSMC’s 2 nanometer Chip Manufacturing Provides Taiwan A Sizable Edge Over China, Says Taiwanese Minister
Tear downs of Huawei’s latest smartphones have been quite popular in the media as they have often revealed advanced processors that hint at China’s growing chip manufacturing capabilities. Some, including a recent one of the Pura 70 smartphone, have once again revealed a 7 nanometer processor purportedly manufactured by China’s leading chip manufacturer, the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).
