
Burst! The United States completely cuts off the supply of chip materials!
Published at : August 30, 2022
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce officially announced in the Federal Register, disclosing a new temporary rule on export restrictions! It came into effect on August 15th.
This rule involves semiconductors, chip design, and other high-end technology fields. The essential materials and technologies such as EDA, gallium oxide and diamond materials that are needed in these fields are now cut off by the United States!
The impact of this matter is too great.
Today, let's talk about the impact of this supply cut on China's chip development.
The United States has cut off the supply of EDA and other top technologies and materials closely related to chip production and design. It does not say which company is directly targeted, which means that all companies in China are within the scope of this supply cutoff.
This supply cut incident is more than ten times stronger than the US suppression of Huawei back then! Tech practitioners are retweeting and discussing this super event. Everyone is asking, now that the United States has completely cut off its confession, what should I do in the future?
First of all, let me give you a brief introduction to what EDA is, and the basic uses of various materials on the U.S. supply list. Once you understand the purpose of these technologies, you will know how destructive this document is.
EDA is an important part that must exist in chip IC design. A single chip can move hundreds of millions, and billions of crystals, if only relying on human calculations, the arrangement is simply unimaginable.
Therefore, the slightly more advanced chips in the world now basically need to be designed through EDA software!
This is one of the most upstream industries in the field of chip manufacturing, covering processes such as integrated circuit design, wiring, verification and simulation. It is called the "mother of chips" by many people in the industry.
In the global EDA software market, the United States occupies the largest share. The three biggest giants in this field, Cadence, Synopsys, and Mentor, are all monopolized by the United States. In 2019, these three American giants dominated the global EDA market with a share of more than 85%.
There are only some low-end chip designs, which are divided up by other countries. That is to say, when all high-end chip designs need to use software tools, the three American giants have the final say.
In addition to EDA, these technologies and materials have also been included in the list, including GAAFET transistor technology, FinFET technology, gallium oxide (Ga2O3), diamond and so on.
These are all related to the lithography machine manufacturing technology, and are mainly used to improve the accuracy of the manufacturing process. Now the global lithography machine manufacturing process has reached a very high level. The top ones are 7nm, 5nm, 3nm, 2nm. At present, TSMC, which has the most advanced technology in the world, can achieve 2nm.
Among them, FinFET technology can achieve up to 3nm, while GAAFET can achieve 2nm.
Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) and diamond are generally considered to be the fourth generation semiconductor materials.
Whether it's EDA, or the four technical materials mentioned above, it all revolves around the equipment, software, and technology used to produce semiconductors.
The reason given by the United States is this.
The Commerce Department said the "emerging and foundational technologies" covered by the move included gallium oxide and diamond because "devices using these materials significantly increase the military potential".
Separately, Alan Estevez, Undersecretary for Industry and Security at the U.S. Department of Commerce, said: “Technological advancements that allow technologies such as semiconductors and engines to operate faster, more efficiently, for longer periods of time and under harsher conditions could be game-changers in both the commercial and military sectors. ."
Simply translated. Suspension is for your own good! If you continue to supply, if you continue to make technological progress; that may break the existing "rules of the game"!
What are the existing rules of the game?"China Focus" is a YouTube channel created to provide current events and pop culture headlines from China.Here you can get to know a more real China through my video. |
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This rule involves semiconductors, chip design, and other high-end technology fields. The essential materials and technologies such as EDA, gallium oxide and diamond materials that are needed in these fields are now cut off by the United States!
The impact of this matter is too great.
Today, let's talk about the impact of this supply cut on China's chip development.
The United States has cut off the supply of EDA and other top technologies and materials closely related to chip production and design. It does not say which company is directly targeted, which means that all companies in China are within the scope of this supply cutoff.
This supply cut incident is more than ten times stronger than the US suppression of Huawei back then! Tech practitioners are retweeting and discussing this super event. Everyone is asking, now that the United States has completely cut off its confession, what should I do in the future?
First of all, let me give you a brief introduction to what EDA is, and the basic uses of various materials on the U.S. supply list. Once you understand the purpose of these technologies, you will know how destructive this document is.
EDA is an important part that must exist in chip IC design. A single chip can move hundreds of millions, and billions of crystals, if only relying on human calculations, the arrangement is simply unimaginable.
Therefore, the slightly more advanced chips in the world now basically need to be designed through EDA software!
This is one of the most upstream industries in the field of chip manufacturing, covering processes such as integrated circuit design, wiring, verification and simulation. It is called the "mother of chips" by many people in the industry.
In the global EDA software market, the United States occupies the largest share. The three biggest giants in this field, Cadence, Synopsys, and Mentor, are all monopolized by the United States. In 2019, these three American giants dominated the global EDA market with a share of more than 85%.
There are only some low-end chip designs, which are divided up by other countries. That is to say, when all high-end chip designs need to use software tools, the three American giants have the final say.
In addition to EDA, these technologies and materials have also been included in the list, including GAAFET transistor technology, FinFET technology, gallium oxide (Ga2O3), diamond and so on.
These are all related to the lithography machine manufacturing technology, and are mainly used to improve the accuracy of the manufacturing process. Now the global lithography machine manufacturing process has reached a very high level. The top ones are 7nm, 5nm, 3nm, 2nm. At present, TSMC, which has the most advanced technology in the world, can achieve 2nm.
Among them, FinFET technology can achieve up to 3nm, while GAAFET can achieve 2nm.
Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) and diamond are generally considered to be the fourth generation semiconductor materials.
Whether it's EDA, or the four technical materials mentioned above, it all revolves around the equipment, software, and technology used to produce semiconductors.
The reason given by the United States is this.
The Commerce Department said the "emerging and foundational technologies" covered by the move included gallium oxide and diamond because "devices using these materials significantly increase the military potential".
Separately, Alan Estevez, Undersecretary for Industry and Security at the U.S. Department of Commerce, said: “Technological advancements that allow technologies such as semiconductors and engines to operate faster, more efficiently, for longer periods of time and under harsher conditions could be game-changers in both the commercial and military sectors. ."
Simply translated. Suspension is for your own good! If you continue to supply, if you continue to make technological progress; that may break the existing "rules of the game"!
What are the existing rules of the game?"China Focus" is a YouTube channel created to provide current events and pop culture headlines from China.Here you can get to know a more real China through my video. |
#ChineseNews #chips #ChinaFocus
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