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Unfortunately it was paywalled.
I'm not an expert, but ASML uses a very powerful ultraviolet 'cannon' to edge patterns into their layers https://wikiless.northboot.xyz/wiki/Extreme_ultraviolet_lithography, and apparently (from the few lines of article txt) the Chinese are going for particle accelerators for edging instead. I wonder if they will use a beam or just fire away on a masked wafer.
Slightly ot, I think hybrid photonic computing is the future, but that would probably also benefit from smaller construction techniques, so ..go go China.
If someone is interested in chip construction and new AI trends in that area, I can recommend 'Asianometry' https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1LpsuAUaKoMzzJSEt5WImw / https://redirect.invidious.io/channel/UC1LpsuAUaKoMzzJSEt5WImw and especially 'Anastacia in tech' https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCORX3Cl7ByidjEgzSCgv9Yw / https://redirect.invidious.io/channel/UCORX3Cl7ByidjEgzSCgv9Yw
They have not reported on this Chinese particle thing yet, tho..
here's an archived version https://archive.ph/NrC6B
it does mention the advantages over ASML approach
I do think there is a lot of potential for alternative computing substrates like photonics or graphene.
Incidentally, there was a breakthrough fabricating 12-inch wafers with MoS2 which has potential to be a much faster substrate than silicon https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2095927323004206
This kind of stuff could end up being like going from vacuum tubes to transistors. We're pushing the limits of what's physically possible with silicon now, but even a crude alternative substrate could naturally afford far better performance, and then could be optimized for decades on end.
Damn, things are moving fast atmo ! Thx for info!