Huawei is striving to progress in AI chip manufacturing day by day, and it looks like its efforts are paying off. In a recent effort, the company has found a new way to solve the problem of less energy-efficient AI processors.
The Chinese tech maker lacks advanced chipmaking tools following the U.S. ban. Even though it managed to rekindle the light of Kirin 5G in its devices, its chip production is still struggling, and there is a lot of room for improvement.
But the good news is that Huawei and its semiconductor partners have started finding ways to improve and progress in its AI chip manufacturing. After being reported for testing a China-made EUV machine, the company has now patented a new ‘ternary logic’ tech to make its AI processors more energy-efficient.
Yes, Huawei is taking a ternary logic approach to solve the problem of the AI chip’s power consumption. As per the patent application, the new tech will use the -1, 0, and 1 numerical system over binary codes that are dominating the market.
Inputs reveal that the new technology can reduce the number of transistors applied to an AI processor. A processor with fewer and smaller transistors can be more energy-efficient as they have less capacitance and require less energy to change state.
Huawei is making more progress in AI chip manufacturing (Image Credits: Huawei)
Thus, it will lessen the power consumption, making them efficient for data centers and other AI applications. It may further increase the production of AI chips.
China-made EUV
On the other hand, Huawei is testing a China-made EUV chipmaking tool. It was patented in 2023 and recently received approval for a commercial trial.
The all-new EUV machine relies on the LDP (Laser Discharge induced Plasma) that holds a simpler and smaller design over LPP-based ASML chip equipment. It eventually lowers power consumption and is cost-effective.
Huawei is allegedly testing China-made EUV chip-making machine
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