China Semiconductors 6 Years Behind Taiwan: 'Chip War' Author

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"Chip War" author Chris Miller says that semiconductors made by China's largest contract chipmaker SMIC are six years behind Taiwan's TSMC-made chips.

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00:00Chips expert Chris Miller says China is just six years behind Taiwan in its semiconductor

00:06technology.

00:08Taiwan's Science and Tech Council had previously gauged that China was at least a decade behind

00:13Taiwanese chip giant TSMC.

00:16Miller made his assessment after disassembling China's latest Huawei-made phone, noting its

00:21computing power is three times lower than the industry's latest tech.

00:26Washington has been restricting Beijing's access to the most advanced chips by partnering

00:31with key players Taipei, Seoul and Tokyo.

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