EMERGENCY POD: Huawei's Breakthrough, the Technical, Industrial and Strategic Implications
Huawei’s breakthrough Kirin 9000s: what is it, why is it a big deal, and what if anything should the US do about it? Joining me, I have on two fantastic semiconductor analysis, Doug O'Laughlin of Fabricated Knowledge and Dylan Patel of SemiAnalysis. We get into:
How this chip illustrates Chinese engineering excellence and the porous nature of the current export control regime
Why we can expect AI chips on par with the A100 coming out of China in the next two years
What steps the US government could take to tighten export controls and set back the Chinese semiconductor ecosystem
How China has…
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