From MIT’s Technology Review comes a special report on China’s production of a new, third generation CPU family that could ultimately challenge Intel within a decade. Since the Chinese do not have the ability to manufacture CPU chips themselves, and demonstrating a perfect example of Globalization, a French CPU company based in China is manufacturing the chip for China’s state-controlled technology program.
Their third generation chip Loongson (Dragon in English) includes for the first time full compatibility with Intel’s x86 architecture. Their two previous chips, the Godson-1 and Godson-2 were not Intel compatible. Their goal is not to export this chip but to deploy computers within their country. China will be arming their education, society and military (not in that order) with more and more cutting edge technology without worry about any potential conflicts of interest.
China’s well documented reputation of outright piracy of key industry technologies include stealing from America’s top auto and aircraft manufacturing industries. It should come as no surprise the Chinese have moved into stealing developing CPU technology.
Remember China is the best “pirate nation” on the planet, they will steal anything they can. Its outright corporate espionage and will save the communist nation billions.
