Canaan Creative's world's first 7nm chip sparked controversy; industry insiders say China's chip growth does not require a "numbers game"

According to China Business News, Canaan Creative announced that the world's first 7nm chip has entered mass production. According to its official statement, the chip has the highest computing power density in the industry, lower cost and greater production capacity, low power consumption, high temperature resistance, and high yield. As soon as the news came out, there was a lot of "noise" in the industry.

The 7nm chip released this time is a customized ASIC chip specifically used for "mining" in terms of its use. Its computing power and efficiency are directly customized according to the needs of specific algorithms. Some industry insiders believe that the growth of Chinese chips does not require "number games" but iterative efforts starting from product design. Zhang Ming, vice chairman of the Zhejiang Semiconductor Industry Association, believes that the launch of 7nm needs to be viewed objectively. The breakthrough of a dedicated chip cannot be simply compared with the comprehensive transcendence of mainstream electronic product chips such as mobile phones and computers.