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Comment Re:Meanwhile, we have Hygon and Zhaoxin processors (Score 2) 88

And Loongson. Previously it used a MIPS ISA but now uses a domestic ISA called "LoongISA." It's got a long way to go but they are making progress quickly. You can read more about the latest iteration here. They are obviously significantly hamstrung by the limitations of current domestic CPU lithography capabilities.

Comment Re:marketing progression (Score 1) 37

I think there's real value in these generative "AI" tools. I've used Midjourney to create logos for people that are exceptionally good. Using it to create "stock photos" I think is going to be huge for people. I've also used ChatGPT to write the basis for policies at work for various things. Huge time saver and even though I had to go through and add/remove some things, it almost always thinks of something that I hadn't considered.

Comment Re:Why Rent from Hertz? (Score 2, Informative) 214

I am a car guy. Prior to owning a Tesla Model 3 Performance Plus I had an Audi RS5, BMW 335i, etc. I will never own a gas powered car again.

There are a few reasons. First, the driving experience. The acceleration is so linear and the throttle response is so incredible, it's nothing that you will find in any ICE car. Second is one pedal driving. It works like a golf cart. You take your foot off the accelerator and the regenerative brake slows the car rapidly. I use the brake pedal maybe twice a month. Which also means that there are people with extremely high mileage Tesla's on the original brakes. And one of my favorite things is not going to gas stations. I do 99% of my charging at home and use Superchargers on road trips. Gas stations are frankly disgusting and it's nice to never have to stop at one. I have no interest in filthy gas pumps and drug addicts begging for money.

Comment Re:"Software Engineers" (Score 1) 98

Or maybe Ted microwaves fish on Fridays.

Should be grounds for immediate dismissal.

Or maybe Ted keeps telling the other male coders to knock it off when they make sexist remarks about the few women coders.

Ted should go talk to HR and not get caught up in work drama. This should be documented by HR immediately so that they can take disciplinary action. It also means that if HR doesn't take action, the offended parties could go after the company if it continues. Trying to "fix" this stuff yourself is literally the worst possible course of action.

Or maybe Ted is a recovering alcoholic who doesn't go out for drinks with the group to celebrate projects, so he gets painted as antisocial.

You think everyone would want Ted fired just because he doesn't go out for drinks? No one cares unless he's anti-social during work. And if he's anti-social during work then honestly, even if he is a good coder, maybe he's not a good team member. I've never, ever, in my 20+ year career see anyone get painted as anti-social just because they didn't go out for drinks to celebrate something. Plenty of people, especially in tech, don't drink. I've lost count of the number of people who didn't go out because they didn't drink and didn't want to be around drunk people. No one cared.

Comment Re:Yes, but still a dead end (Score 1) 77

Agreed. No one had any doubt that China could develop microprocessors that were 5-10 years behind modern CPU. We all know this is just the end of any significant performance improvements of domestic Chinese CPU.

Also the mutli-core score of this supposed CPU is abysmal. It scored a 2806 while AMD Zen 3 7763 scored a 12324. Literally more than four times faster. And we don't even know the power draw of this supposed Huawei server CPU. My guess it is dramatically worse per watt.

Comment Re:Yes, but still a dead end (Score 2) 77

The Canon Nanoimprint machine is completely new process that isn't even commercialzed yet. This isn't a new idea, just a new implementation. It also wasn't developed under sanctions. Just the opposite in fact.

I also never said that EUV was a specific node size. What I'm suggesting is that you will not get smaller than ~7nm (depending on the definition used on what "node" size even is, because it varies) using DUV equipment.

Comment Re:Yes, but still a dead end (Score 1) 77

I think you vastly underestimate the complexity of building EUV equipment. There's literally one company on earth that can make them and they require 5,100 suppliers to produce their machines.

And then what happens if they manage to leapfrog ASML and the west becomes dependent on Chinese litho?

There is no serious analyst on earth who believes this. Not even in China. You might as well ask "what if the moon was made of cheese?"

Comment Yes, but still a dead end (Score 2) 77

This was built on SMIC 7nm process. We already knew China could make CPU at this node size. This isn't surprising at all. What the sanctions are doing is creating a impenetrable brick wall for China to move to EUV. So sure "only" 4 years behind at this point (still waiting for proof for these new server CPU, we don't know power consumption, we don't know cost, etc) but soon it'll be 5 years behind, then 6, then 7 ....

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