From the Taipei Times, October 1:
China is 10 years behind Taiwan on chips: NSTC
SEMICONDUCTORS: TSMC is able to produce 2-nanometer chips and mass production is expected to be launched by next year, the company said
In leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing China is behind Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) by at least 10 years as the Taiwanese chipmaker’s manufacturing process has progressed to 2 nanometers, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Minister Wu Cheng-wen (吳誠文) said yesterday.
Wu made the remarks during a meeting of the Legislative Yuan’s Education and Culture Committee when asked by Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Wu Pei-yi (吳沛憶) about a report published in August by the Chinese version of Nikkei Asia that said Taiwan’s lead over China in chip manufacturing was only three years.
She asked Wu Cheng-wen if the report was an accurate assessment.
“I actually have doubts over the report. I believe TSMC should be at least 10 years ahead, particularly now it has advanced to produce chips of 2 nanometers,” Wu Cheng-wen said.
Based on TSMC’s earnings report released in July, the research and development of 2-nanometer chips has proceeded smoothly, with devices equipped with 2-nanometer chips producing expected or better-than-expected yield performances...
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Raising the question: What was the motive behind expressing the thought in public?
Sometimes Sinology is tougher than Kremlinology. In the latter you only had to note who stood where on the May Day Parade podium.