Although the backwardness of China's chip technology has always been a high-profile topic, in fact, the performance of most of the Chinese chips has surpassed that of the United States. This achievement is due to China's strong development in advanced military drones, fighter jets, missiles, rocket artillery, naval combat ships and more. Military expert Vasily Kashin even said that China's military strength has surpassed that of Russia and has become the second military power in the world. So why is China's military ** able to surpass the United States when chip technology is backward?This article will be approached from several perspectives.
First of all, the advanced nature of the chip is not the only criterion for measuring the best performance. Despite China's backwardness in chip process technology, the most advanced chips are not needed in military equipment. On the contrary, stability and anti-interference ability are more important. Advanced chips may be more sensitive to interference, while mature chips perform better in this regard. In addition, in the most advanced equipment, more professional chips such as ASIC, FPGA, and ASSP are used, rather than general comprehensive computing power chips. Specialized chips are better able to focus on executing specific instructions without the need for complex calculations, guaranteeing stability and reliability. Therefore, these simple and mature professional chips are more suitable in ** equipment.
Secondly, the chips required for ** equipment do not necessarily need to use advanced technology. Mature processes may have lower transistor density, higher power consumption, larger area, and higher cost than advanced processes. However, these factors are not the most important considerations in ** equipment. If more transistors need to be stacked to achieve high performance, it is possible to increase the chip area in a mature process. Therefore, although the chip process is backward, it is equally possible to achieve high performance by increasing the chip area and using more transistors. It's like we can make a 65nm chip with the same performance as a 5nm chip without considering cost, power consumption, and area, but with a larger area and higher power consumption. Therefore, the degree of sophistication of the chip process is not the key factor that determines the advancement of the chip.
Although chip technology is not a key factor in the advancement of military equipment, this does not mean that chip technology is not important. In fact, chip technology in military equipment has its own unique role and function. First, chip technology plays an important role in providing computing power. Although there is less demand for general-purpose comprehensive computing power chips in military equipment, in some specific cases, high-performance chips can provide more powerful computing power for military equipment, thereby improving the command and control capabilities of the first-class system. Secondly, chip technology also plays a vital role in data processing and storage. In modern warfare, the amount of data processing and storage is huge, which puts forward higher requirements for efficient data processing and storage capabilities. Therefore, in military equipment, the innovation and development of chip technology not only plays an important role in improving performance, but also plays a vital role in improving data processing and storage capabilities.
The development of chip technology is closely related to military equipment. First of all, the advancement of chip technology provides more opportunities for the development of military equipment. With the continuous innovation of chip technology, the advent of a new generation of chips will provide a more solid foundation for the functionality, stability and reliability of military equipment. Secondly, the demand for chip technology for military equipment is also forcing the development of chip technology. The requirements of military equipment for high performance, low power consumption, small size, anti-interference, etc., put forward higher requirements for chip technology, thus promoting the continuous progress of chip technology. In addition, chip technology plays an important supporting role in military equipment. Whether it is a command and control system, a communication system, a radar system or a missile system, it is inseparable from the support of high-performance chip technology. Therefore, the development of chip technology and military equipment go hand in hand.
Although China's chip technology is still lagging behind in the international arena, in terms of military equipment, China has made a major breakthrough, and the performance of some of the most advanced systems has surpassed that of the United States. This achievement is due to the stability and maturity of professional chips, as well as the demand for performance, stability and reliability of the best equipment. The advancement of chip technology is not the only criterion for measuring the advancement of the chip, but complements factors such as stability and reliability. However, chip technology still plays an important role in military equipment, providing computing and storage capabilities and promoting the innovation and development of military equipment. In the future, with the continuous progress and innovation of chip technology, China's military equipment will usher in a broader space for development.