Huawei's ‘Chip Queen’ Throws Down the Gauntlet
Huawei's chip-design subsidiary HiSilicon has announced a new approach to semiconductor optimization, aiming to close the performance gap with Western chips. President Tingbo He, known as the 'chip queen,' introduced this method at the IEEE International Symposium, claiming it will lead to significant advancements in chip performance. The company plans to showcase its new technology before winter 2026, potentially reshaping the competitive landscape in the chip industry.
- ▪Tingbo He announced a novel method for optimizing semiconductors at the IEEE International Symposium in Shanghai.
- ▪Huawei's new approach, called Tau's Scaling Law, aims to replace Moore's Law as the guiding principle for chip design.
- ▪The company plans to demonstrate the viability of this new technology with a new chip by the end of 2026.
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Will KnightBusinessMay 27, 2026 2:00 PMHuawei's ‘Chip Queen’ Throws Down the GauntletThe Chinese company is adapting to the demise of Moore’s Law, which guides chip production. It could complicate US chip dominance.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe plot thickens in the great AI chip race.Tingbo He, president of Huawei’s chip-design subsidiary HiSilicon, says her company’s engineers have developed a novel way to optimize semiconductors—and she believes it will close the performance gap between Chinese and Western chips over the next few years.Huawei’s method, in short, focuses on speeding up computations across chips, circuits, and entire computing systems, rather than squeezing ever-more components…
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