China’s Claim to Produce 8NM Chips Exposed as Fake, the World Laughs

Recently, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a report which listed a new domestically produced DUV lithography machine with a resolution of 65 nanometers or less and alignment accuracy of 8 nanometers or less. Rumors quickly spread that this machine could produce 8-nanometer chips, breaking through the US technology blockade. However, these claims were debunked by Chinese tech media.