Tsinghua University's chip breakthrough is still far from mass production, so keep a calm observation
Some time ago, it was reported that the research team of Tsinghua University developed a new integrated circuit architecture, breaking Moore's Law.
This new chip using optoelectronic fusion technology has more than 3,000 times the computing power of current commercial high-performance chips, and uses a 180nm process, which is stronger than 7nm.
In addition, it consumes tens of thousands of times more energy than existing chips, and has an energy efficiency ratio of 4 million times that of existing chips. What's more, it costs only one-tenth of the cost of existing chips.
The technology looks great, really"Ahead of the curve"Ah, so netizens were very excited, and some ** immediately said that we have broken the embargo of the United States, and we are no longer afraid of the embargo of EUV lithography machines and the restrictions of DUV lithography machines.
There is even ** said that we can't open up such technology, we can only use it ourselves, and in turn to get stuck in the neck of the United States, after all, 180nm is more than 7nm technology, which can be regarded as getting rid of the shackles of Moore's Law, and the United States is still bound by Moore's Law, and this technology is completely dimensionality reduction.
Of course, you can't deny that this technology is really good, just look at the parameters, the performance is 3000 times, the power consumption is tens of thousands, and the cost is one-tenth of the cost.
However, we know that the development of any technology is a three-dimensional structure that can be simply divided into three levels.
The first level is basic research, that is, the prototype of various materials, circuit principles, physical structures, etc., and the discovery of new directions, materials, processes, etc.
The second level is based on basic applied research, on the basis of these new technologies, new materials, etc., to develop new products, such as new chips.
The third level is market-oriented development and application, which has been proven to be very powerful, and then brought to the market, applied, and finally mass-produced, used on a large scale, and finally upgraded.
Any new technology must go through these three levels before it can effectively enter the market and achieve large-scale application.
As it stands, Tsinghua University's research is still more at the first level, and the second level in between is just a study, published in the journal Nature.
This technology will eventually go to the market, there are many applications, market research, development and application, mass production, etc., how long this time, it is not clear, and it is still unknown whether it can even go to the third step.
As the saying goes, far water can't save near fire, this technology belongs to long-term technology, and it really can't save the fire at present, so how to develop the chip at present and how to develop it, can't be lazy, new technologies should be paid attention to, and old technologies can't be left behind, otherwise the new ones don't come out, and the old ones are filmed again, so they can really only be filmed.