China makes 22nm integrated circuit breakthrough
Summary: Scientists from the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences uses high-k metal gate materials to produce cheaper, low-power integrated circuits.
China's Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMECAS) announces it has made a breakthrough in constructing 22-nanometer (nm) integrated circuits, which would give a boost to local electronics manufacturers.
Xinhua reported last Friday Chinese scientists from IMECAS has developed metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors with a gate length of 22 nanometers--a preliminary step in producing 22nm integrated circuits.
They did so by using high-k metal gate materials instead of conventional materials such as silica and polysilicon, with the result being "world-class performance and low power dissipation", the institute stated.
This breakthrough would mean huge savings for China in importing foreign technologies, and boost China-made integrated circuit products' competitiveness, the report added.
China earmarked this field of reseach in 2009 as one of its major national scientific projects. The 22nm integrated circuit technology has the potential to reduce the cost of manufacturing products such as computers and mobile devices, Xinhua stated.
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China makes 22nm integrated circuit breakthrough
the chinese designed, manufactured and deployed rapid rail transit (bullet train) in less than five years, while california is still struggling to deploy its first bullet train between LA and SFO. we have the technology but not the will to see it through ... have you even read any scientific journal and see the names of their contributors? they have more than 1.2 billions population, and just 30 percent of them is as big as the population of the united states. imagine the entire us population as geniuses and imagine what the us can do with all those brain power ...
High speed rail is a sign of ignorance. It's not cost competitive by any
China makes 22nm integrated circuit breakthrough
you may be right, but then again, the same mantra had been hurled at eisenhower interstate highway system by the rails tycoons and their supporters. but only time will tell ...
Re: High speed rail is a sign of ignorance.
I agree!
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What a peurile little twat you are.
sour grapes
China makes 22nm integrated circuit breakthrough
Missing link in logic
"This breakthrough would mean huge savings for China in importing foreign technologies"
If I create my own logic it will be, This breakthrough will allow china to build cheaper IC's which in turn will make china exports of electronic goods cheaper due to this technology.
kindly enlighten me
""This breakthrough would mean huge savings for China in importing foreign technologies" -quoted from above news
China makes 22nm integrated circuit breakthrough
"This breakthrough would mean huge savings for China in importing foreign technologies"
my take on this: they will build their own foundry with local expertise. hope i'm wrong ...
and it requires 8 to 12 billion us dollars to build just one foundry, http://www.zdnet.com/inside-ibms-300mm-chip-fab-photos-7000008903/, as one example ...
Because...
If I provide you with the tools to make a bridge. You're using my technology.
If you then figure out how to make your own tools to make a bridge. You're using your own technology.
If both you and I live in different countries, then as soon as you figure out how to make the tools yourself, you have no need to import that technology.
It's really quite clear.
Why would they figure out how to do this themselves when they've
Why would they figure out how to do this themselves when ...
Somewhat correct
My direct experiences with China in technology and through my bro in law(ex Chicago) who is a fluent Mandarin speaker and travels there extensively, the Chinese have copied but there are programs to get new technology, and not just the next tech, but jump a generation which will create these and more advances. And if in the west do not take notice .....
But as somone above says - I will wait to see this tech in day to day products. they do have a problem with skilled labour IMHO.
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22nm was put out by Intel some time ago,
China makes 22nm integrated circuit breakthrough
Why all the negativity?
Yes it is government driven, like many other countries developing technologies.
Competition drives development and leads to progress.