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Chip war: China claims breakthrough in silicon photonics that could clear technical hurdle
A Wuhan-based lab has announced a ‘milestone’ that could help China overcome restraints imposed by traditional chip-design technology.
The achievement means that China has filled “one of the few blanks” in its optoelectronics technology, state media People’s Daily reported on Friday. It aims to address the restraints imposed by current technology, as the transmission of electric signals between chips is approaching its physical limit, the lab said. Major players in the global semiconductor industry have devoted resources into advancing silicon photonics, which is believed to hold the future to making better chips for data and graphics processing, as well as artificial intelligence (AI).
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