TSMC veteran: Huawei and SMIC advances show futility of US chip sanctions
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Huawei and SMIC's chip advances show US sanctions are futile, says TSMC veteran Burn Lin.
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SMIC can likely reach 5nm node with existing ASML lithography equipment.
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Beyond 5nm, China will experiment with new materials and packaging to advance chips.
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US ban on TSMC supplying Huawei gave SMIC orders to improve manufacturing.
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Yangtze Memory producing advanced memory chips despite US export curbs.
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