China’s AI chip tool QiMeng beats engineers, designs processors in just days (Interesting Engineering)

As the US-China tech war intensifies, both nations are racing to secure independence in critical technologies. With Washington tightening access to advanced chip tools, Beijing is ramping up efforts to break its reliance on Western software. In a major step, China’s top scientific body has unveiled a homegrown, AI-powered system to automate chip design, an area long dominated by American firms.

China’s AI system builds Intel-class chips with zero US software