Chinese semiconductor industry
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Hendrik_2000
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As to the controversies whether it is 4 G or 5G the salesperson said to check it out for yourself
Demand on the online mall appeared high, with the web page displaying a message that “there are too many people waiting” when checked earlier. Yuri Gu, a resident of southern Guangdong province, said she had been waiting for hours on Tuesday afternoon to buy the phone on Vmall and still had not been able to proceed with payment.
“Huawei smartphones usually have good signal strength, and the possibility of having 5G connectivity is even more intriguing,” Gu said.
Huawei’s flagship store in Shenzhen was the only offline site where consumers could buy the phone in person on Tuesday. When a Post reporter visited at 6pm just after launch, there were around 25 customers lined up at the outlet in the city’s Nanshan district.
Staff at the store were evasive about whether it is a 4G or 5G handset “because the company hasn’t announced it yet”. A salesperson said customers could refer to an online test video or check the connection speed by themselves. “I can only say it’s very fast,” the salesperson said.
Huawei also announced that shipments of its high-end Mate series have exceeded 100 million units since launch in 2013, according to an open letter to users.
Demand on the online mall appeared high, with the web page displaying a message that “there are too many people waiting” when checked earlier. Yuri Gu, a resident of southern Guangdong province, said she had been waiting for hours on Tuesday afternoon to buy the phone on Vmall and still had not been able to proceed with payment.
“Huawei smartphones usually have good signal strength, and the possibility of having 5G connectivity is even more intriguing,” Gu said.
Huawei’s flagship store in Shenzhen was the only offline site where consumers could buy the phone in person on Tuesday. When a Post reporter visited at 6pm just after launch, there were around 25 customers lined up at the outlet in the city’s Nanshan district.
Staff at the store were evasive about whether it is a 4G or 5G handset “because the company hasn’t announced it yet”. A salesperson said customers could refer to an online test video or check the connection speed by themselves. “I can only say it’s very fast,” the salesperson said.
Huawei also announced that shipments of its high-end Mate series have exceeded 100 million units since launch in 2013, according to an open letter to users.
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Performance, not label, is what matters. They could call it 3G but the performance is definitely 5G plus. Who the hell cares what it is called then?
Hendrik_2000
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China bet the farm on RISC V
Tue, August 29, 2023 at 4:30 AM CDT·4 min read
A group of leading Chinese chip design firms have formed a patent protection alliance for RISC-V, as the country bets on the open-source architecture to help achieve its long-sought goal of semiconductor self-sufficiency.
At a RISC-V industry forum held in Shanghai's Lingang New Area on Monday, nine chip companies - including 's chip unit T-Head and Shanghai-listed VeriSilicon Holdings - agreed to form the alliance that includes a condition for members to not sue each other over patent infringement, according to local media The Paper, under the state-run Shanghai United Media Group. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
Members of the alliance will share patents with each other and license them to third parties in the name of the alliance, according to Dai Weimin, chairman of VeriSilicon and head of the China RISC-V Industry Alliance, formed in 2018. The new alliance aims to contribute to a "healthy" open-source chip ecosystem and promote the rapid development of RISC-V technologies.
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The alliance, which also includes RISC-V intellectual property (IP) vendor Nuclei System Technology and Baidu-backed chip maker StarFive, marks the latest move to support the development of an open source alternative to standards controlled by foreign tech giants.
RISC-V is an open-standard instruction set architecture that gives chip developers the ability to configure and customise their designs. First published in 2010, it is the fifth generation of cooperative projects from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
It has gained popularity in China amid hopes that the technology can help it break what is largely a duopoly controlled by US-based Intel and UK-based Arm, bringing the country closer to its strategic goal of technological self-sufficiency.
China's top chip designers form RISC-V patent alliance to promote semiconductor self-sufficiency
South China Morning PostTue, August 29, 2023 at 4:30 AM CDT·4 min read
A group of leading Chinese chip design firms have formed a patent protection alliance for RISC-V, as the country bets on the open-source architecture to help achieve its long-sought goal of semiconductor self-sufficiency.
At a RISC-V industry forum held in Shanghai's Lingang New Area on Monday, nine chip companies - including 's chip unit T-Head and Shanghai-listed VeriSilicon Holdings - agreed to form the alliance that includes a condition for members to not sue each other over patent infringement, according to local media The Paper, under the state-run Shanghai United Media Group. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
Members of the alliance will share patents with each other and license them to third parties in the name of the alliance, according to Dai Weimin, chairman of VeriSilicon and head of the China RISC-V Industry Alliance, formed in 2018. The new alliance aims to contribute to a "healthy" open-source chip ecosystem and promote the rapid development of RISC-V technologies.
Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with , our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team.
The alliance, which also includes RISC-V intellectual property (IP) vendor Nuclei System Technology and Baidu-backed chip maker StarFive, marks the latest move to support the development of an open source alternative to standards controlled by foreign tech giants.
RISC-V is an open-standard instruction set architecture that gives chip developers the ability to configure and customise their designs. First published in 2010, it is the fifth generation of cooperative projects from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
It has gained popularity in China amid hopes that the technology can help it break what is largely a duopoly controlled by US-based Intel and UK-based Arm, bringing the country closer to its strategic goal of technological self-sufficiency.
Mate 60 supply chain
I would strongly encourage everyone to check out some of these suppliers
for L-PaMID, we have Maxscend, Goodix, giantec Semi, Grace fabric. good time to look into what they make and go long if you think HW 5G is going to take off (which i think it will)
for satellite communication, we have Hwa Create, Longsheng, M&S Elect
I would encourage people to google 华力创通
and see what they are about
just from the search result line
华力创通
隆盛科技
盟升电子
Hendrik_2000
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Well, what do you know seems like the embargo just kicked started the Chinese semiconductor field. China has advanced in this area every day. Not surprising considering China has tons of Phd in material science and engineering. The hegemon picks on the wrong country and wrong company
Chinese scientists have made a significant breakthrough in the world of semiconductors, the (SCMP) reports. (thereby termed "2D"), the new 12-long (30.5 cm) wafers can be cheaply and potentially revolutionize the industry, its creators claim. While more work is needed to turn them into usable microchips, the new wafers could complement, even challenge, traditional silicon chips.
As reported in a study published in , the new wafers offer some critical improvements over existing silicon chips. “When silicon transistors are made thinner, their [voltage control] becomes worse. Current will exist even when the device is not working. This brings extra energy costs and heat generation,” Liu explained.
The new 2D material comprises crystalline solids with one or several atom layers. Due to its naturally atomic-level thickness, the wafers possess unique physical properties and have potential applications in high-performance electronic devices. “A transistor built from a single layer of MoS2, [a typical 2D material] with a thickness of about one nanometre, outperforms the one made with the same thickness of silicon many times,” Liu added.
“Our engineering team at Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory designed equipment based on this method. [Our] equipment can now produce 10,000 pieces of 2D wafers per machine per year,” Liu said.
You can view the study for yourself in the nce
China achieves big leap in 2D semiconductor wafer tech
Chinese scientists have just made a massive breakthrough in developing 2D, one-atom-thick semiconductors, SCMP reports.Chinese scientists have made a significant breakthrough in the world of semiconductors, the (SCMP) reports. (thereby termed "2D"), the new 12-long (30.5 cm) wafers can be cheaply and potentially revolutionize the industry, its creators claim. While more work is needed to turn them into usable microchips, the new wafers could complement, even challenge, traditional silicon chips.
Only one atom thick
Due to its thinness, the new 2D material . However, the team of scientists faced challenges when it came to scaling up the size of the wafers and producing them in large quantities. “We proved to the industry that this is scientifically feasible and instilled confidence. If there are industrial demands in the future, progress in this field will advance by leaps and bounds,” study lead Professor Liu Kaihui of Peking University told SCMP in an exclusive interview.As reported in a study published in , the new wafers offer some critical improvements over existing silicon chips. “When silicon transistors are made thinner, their [voltage control] becomes worse. Current will exist even when the device is not working. This brings extra energy costs and heat generation,” Liu explained.
The new 2D material comprises crystalline solids with one or several atom layers. Due to its naturally atomic-level thickness, the wafers possess unique physical properties and have potential applications in high-performance electronic devices. “A transistor built from a single layer of MoS2, [a typical 2D material] with a thickness of about one nanometre, outperforms the one made with the same thickness of silicon many times,” Liu added.
Mass production close
“We developed a new approach, utilizing a surface-to-surface supply method that ensures uniform growth,” Ph.D. candidate Xue Guodong, first author of the paper, said. “While fabricating the MoS2 wafer, a chalcogenide crystal plate (ZnS) cooperating with solution-dispersed molten salts (Na2MoO4) is used as an element source,” Guodong added.“Our engineering team at Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory designed equipment based on this method. [Our] equipment can now produce 10,000 pieces of 2D wafers per machine per year,” Liu said.
You can view the study for yourself in the nce
Thousands of people already waiting in lines
This game started by the USA. but we (China) will finish it .. not only in semiconductor but in all high tech fields.
There are videos of the Mate 60 showing a download speed of 500 mbps on cellular. China Mobile's 4G implementation has a maximum speed of 100 mbps, so a 500 mbps download speed should mean the phone is on a 5G network.
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left is the new Mate 60, right is P60 that's 4G-only
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