US tech czar warns China is only two years behind in semiconductor and chip design

TL;DR: White House technology adviser David Sacks has raised concerns that China is rapidly narrowing the gap with the United States in semiconductor design, estimating the difference is now just one and a half to two years. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Sacks said Chinese companies, especially Huawei, have become adept at finding ways around US restrictions on advanced chip technology.

According to Sacks, Huawei is making swift progress in chip design and could soon begin exporting its hardware, although the company still faces challenges in producing high-end GPUs.

Huawei's momentum is visible in the Chinese market, where it is preparing to ramp up shipments of its new 910C AI chip to domestic customers. This chip, which integrates two of Huawei's previous 910B processors, is expected to deliver performance comparable to Nvidia's H100, one of the leading AI chips globally.

While this approach does not ...