A new concept is on the lips of everyone in China's semiconductor industry: the "Post-Moore's Law Era." It's a term that conveys not frustration, but rather hope for China's ability to someday surpass the West's indigenous chip capacity.

To pin down the next fundamental semiconductor material, whatever that may be, could give Chinese firms a shortcut to competitiveness or even allow them to leapfrog foreign competitors. To this end, Beijing has announced it will research alternative substances to help its advanced chip technology drive.

——China's plan to leapfrog foreign chipmakers: Wave goodbye to silicon, by protocol

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The vast application market not only helps Chinese chip companies to carry out more innovations in technology, but also allows them to see broad prospects for improving competitiveness.