China's SMIC Shipping 7nm Chips, Reportedly Copied TSMC's Tech (tomshardware.com) 5 points by Diesel555 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] Kukumber 3y ago ↗ > Taiwan-based TSMC has sued SMIC twice (in 2002 and 2006) for copying its process technologyWhat does that even mean? they copied a patent? no, then what have they copied?Does that mean TSMC are reverse engineering/spying on their fabs to know what their process technology is? then TSMC should also be sued for spying
[–] warning26 3y ago ↗ Interesting, wonder what the backstory is here. Does China have spies in TSMC that then leaked the fab designs to SMIC?
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[ 4.2 ms ] story [ 16.5 ms ] threadWhat does that even mean? they copied a patent? no, then what have they copied?
Does that mean TSMC are reverse engineering/spying on their fabs to know what their process technology is? then TSMC should also be sued for spying