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		sidewndr46 29 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chinese foundry SMIC achieves 5nm production witho... Thanks, this was my theory as well when I read the title. The production is entirely possible, but the yield is useless.

jack_tripper 29 days ago [–]

Depends on what you classify as useless.

They aren't making any laptops or smartphones, but Russia has no problem demolishing Ukraine using weapons powered by domestic 160nm-350nm chips and vacuum tubes.

So 5nm should be more than enough for cutting edge defense applications.

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