华为提出τ缩放定律,旨在不依赖更先进制程的情况下,通过LogicFolding技术折叠逻辑模块、缩短信号传输距离来提升芯片性能与密度。华为称已量产采用此思路的381颗芯片,并计划于2031年实现等效1.4nm(14Å)密度,该定律以海思负责人何庭波命名。同样,华为在存储领域也展示了类似的“侧向创新”路径,其通过改变封装方式(Die-on-Board)而非追求最先进的NAND层数,推出了容量达122.88TB的AI SSD。
🇨🇳 Huawei reveals a new chip design breakthrough under US sanctions pressure.
A design approach meant to close the gap with TSMC and Intel without relying only on smaller transistors, by making chip signals travel less distance.
They want 1.4nm-class density without owning the world's best lithography tools i.e. they are trying to replace Moore's Law with Tau Scaling Law.
To note, Huawei has been blocked from normal access to TSMC since the US tightened foreign direct product rules around Huawei in 2020, and TSMC later said it had not supplied Huawei since mid-September 2020.
Proposed τ Scaling as a new way to make chips faster when shrinking transistors is no longer delivering the same gains.