Huawei Unveils 'Her's Law' as China's Semiconductor Strategy to Bypass US Sanctions
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Summary
At IEEE ISCAS 2026 in Shanghai, Huawei president He Tingbo introduced "Her's Law" (also written as "He's Law"), a new framework for semiconductor advancement that replaces Moore's Law. While Moore's Law depends on geometric scaling using EUV technology—which is denied to Chinese chipmakers due to U.S. sanctions—Her's Law refocuses progress on accelerated 3D stacking of chips. The presentation positions this as China's strategic answer to semiconductor restrictions, embodying the principle that necessity drives innovation.
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· 3 pulledHer's Law offers a replacement for Moore's Law.
Moore's Law relies on geometric scaling that is off-limits to Chinese chipmakers and foundries because they are denied access to EUV technology due to U.S. sanctions.
Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes.
Huawei’s Her’s Law reframes semiconductor progress around accelerated 3D stacking instead of traditional Moore’s Law scaling.
