ファーウェイ、トランジスタ微細化より速度重視で米国の半導体制裁回避へ
中国の通信機器大手ファーウェイは、従来のトランジスタ微細化ではなく処理速度の向上に重点を置くことで、米国の半導体輸出規制を回避しようとしている。同社はチップ設計のアーキテクチャ変更やパッケージ技術の革新により、既存の製造プロセスでも性能を引き上げる戦略を模索している。
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