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This new transistor from China might end silicon’s reign and turn your next laptop into a speed demon (www.techradar.com)

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China has begun mass production of next-generation processors based on molybdenum disulfide instead of traditional silicon semiconductors[^4]. According to Professor Li Hongge's team at Beihang University, these chips merge binary and stochastic logic to achieve better fault tolerance and power efficiency for applications like touch displays and flight systems[^9].

The breakthrough came through developing a Hybrid Stochastic Number (HSN) system that combines traditional binary with probability-based numbers[^9]. This innovation helps overcome two major challenges in chip technology - the power wall from binary systems' high energy consumption, and the architecture wall that makes new non-silicon chips difficult to integrate with conventional systems[^9].

[^4]: AzerNews - China mass-produces silicon-free chips [^9]: SCMP - China starts mass production of world's first non-binary AI chip

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[–] Fluke@feddit.uk 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

All hanging off a Dutch company that makes arguably the most complicated machine the human race has ever built. (EUV lithography is absolutely astounding, when you have even a passing understanding of the tolerances required to make it work.)

ASML, manufacturer of photolithography machines.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 days ago

Only for the highest-end, smallest-process chips, and I doubt they’ll be the world leader for much longer.