Huawei Technologies has unveiled a new scaling law and chip architecture intended to deliver transistor performance equivalent to a 1.4-nanometre process node – representing the leading edge of semiconductor development – in a few years without relying on advances in lithography tools. The move represents a significant step by the Chinese tech giant to establish a self-reliant semiconductor ecosystem. The company claims the new Tau (τ) Scaling Law, which was presented on Monday by He Tingbo,...