The End of Moore's Law? Challenges and Opportunities in the Semiconductor Industry

This article explores the end of Moore's Law and its impact on the semiconductor industry. The explosive growth in chip manufacturing costs, the complexity and high R&D investment of advanced processes, and the bottlenecks of traditional lithography technologies all make it difficult for Moore's Law to continue. The author believes that the future semiconductor industry may need to shift to high-defect-tolerant chip design, simplified manufacturing processes, and a rethinking of chip architecture and business models, such as borrowing from the used car market model in the automotive industry. The author also introduces their own startup project, aiming to design high-performance, high-efficiency general-purpose CPUs and explore the feasibility of miniaturized chip manufacturing.