The end of Moore's Law? Huawei unveils new chip architecture, which it hopes can help it cut the gap on Nvidia and TSMC
Huawei has introduced a new chip architecture that aims to address the limitations of Moore's Law. The company proposes the Tau Scaling Law, which focuses on reducing signal propagation delay instead of shrinking transistors. This approach, highlighted at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, is seen as a potential path forward for the semiconductor industry.
- ▪Huawei claims that Moore's Law is fading and has proposed the Tau Scaling Law as an alternative.
- ▪The Tau Scaling Law emphasizes reducing signal propagation delay rather than simply shrinking transistors.
- ▪A key technological breakthrough enabling this new law is a technique called LogicFolding.
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Pro The end of Moore's Law? Huawei unveils new chip architecture, which it hopes can help it cut the gap on Nvidia and TSMC News By Efosa Udinmwen published 28 May 2026 Huawei says Moore’s Law is fading and “Tau Scaling Law” is coming up When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Huawei's He Tingbo delivering a keynote speech titled "New Semiconductor Path in Practice" at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) (Image credit: Huawei) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Huawei proposes Tau Scaling Law as an alternative to slowing Moore’s…
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