Navigate Select ESC Close

Huawei's wild new chip tech: LogicFolding

2026-05-29 Science & Technology
72.7k
4.6k
355
The Friday Checkout
The Friday Checkout
217.0k subscribers

Unlock all features

FREE: Get instant access to 10 AI summaries, chats, or transcripts per day.

Description

Sponsored by IEEE Spectrum. Get 20% off your subscription: http://spectrum.ieee.org/fridaycheckout20 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► This video ◄◄◄ This week Huawei introduced LogicFolding and the Tau Scaling Law as their next-gen chip tech to make better chips without relying on Moores's law, Chinese DRAM memory firm CXMT became the 4th big DRAM maker and Computex 2026 shows us new Intel and Snapdragon chips. Episode 303 This video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-huaweis-wild-new-chip-tech-logicfolding ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► News & product links ◄◄◄ Huawei LogicFolding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a-KfIcpUvI Counterpoint DRAM : https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/global-dram-revenue-surges-to-near-dollar-100-billion-mark-in-q1-2026 CXMT IPO: https://www.wsj.com/tech/china-memory-chip-maker-cxmt-clears-shanghai-listing-review-0fc8dae2 Laptop makers buying CXMT memory: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/hp-dell-acer-and-asus-mull-using-chinese-memory-chips-amid-supply-crunch Computex Snapdragon C: https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2026/05/introducing-snapdragon-c--designed-to-revolutionize-entry-tier-l Computex Predator Atlas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=783HLDMrRDs Computex OneXplayer 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx2GHZZ7RnY If a line starts with "*" it's an affilate link. I earn a commission if you buy through it. *Oura Ring 5: https://geni.us/wFRr Samsung Odyssey G8 G80HS: https://geni.us/JATdEE2 Ferrari Luce: https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/auto/ferrari-luce Dutch DigiD purchase blocked: https://www.heise.de/en/news/US-entry-Netherlands-stops-takeover-of-a-critical-IT-service-provider-11308905.html DuckDuckGo downloads increase: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/26/duckduckgo-installs-are-up-30-as-users-reject-being-force-fed-googles-ai-search/ The Pope's thoughts on AI: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html Mistral Vibe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4TuBNXxRq0 YouTube custom feeds: https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/436892232/introducing-a-new-discovery-experience-designed-by-you LastFM independent: https://support.last.fm/t/last-fm-is-now-independent/118591 Tesla Cybercab efficiency: https://electrek.co/2026/05/22/tesla-cybercab-most-efficient-ev-ever-165-wh-mi/ Tesla FSD renaming in China: https://electrek.co/2026/05/23/tesla-now-calls-fsd-tesla-assisted-driving-in-china-a-more-truthful-name/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► TechAltar links ◄◄◄ https://patreon.com/techaltar Social media: https://mas.to/@techaltar https://threads.net/@techaltar https://bsky.app/profile/techaltar.bsky.social https://instagram.com/TechAltar https://discord.gg/npKQebe ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► Attributions & Time stamps◄◄◄ Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski Stock assets: Getty Images 0:00 Intro 0:20 Huawei LogicFolding 2:57 Chinese DRAM - CXMT 4:03 Computex 2026 5:01 Stonks 5:13 Release Monitor 6:08 The Brief

Top Comments (10)

@TheFridayCheckout 2026-05-29

A bit of clarification: Tau Scaling Law is an overall idea that instead of improving chips by focusing on shrinking transitots, you can improve them by reducing the time (τ) it takes for singals to propagate. Huawei says LogicFolding is one such techniques and others will presumably be announced later. ---- If you like learning about engineering, you can get 20% off IEEE Spectrum: http://spectrum.ieee.org/fridaycheckout20

136 22 replies
@pikeyMcBarkin 2026-05-29

CXMT has made incredible leaps recently. Great to see a new contender.

80 2 replies
@Peterstarzynskitech 2026-05-29

Logic folding sounds like impressive engineering.

257 38 replies
@seekingworldlywisdom 2026-05-29

It’s logic folding, not chip folding. The traditional 2D chip circuitry is divided into multiple layers while maintaining the same logical behavior. Because the signals travel shorter distances between components, the result is a faster and more efficient equivalent circuit/chip.

77 7 replies
@bolomkxxviii 2026-05-29

NGL, I will not miss "Stonks". Love the show otherwise. Please keep up the great work!

297 5 replies
@salehalfakih 2026-05-29

00:22 very good news finally some real competition

25
@simmisngh 2026-05-30

I guess youre the first youtuber ever who’s sponsored segments made me genuinely interested in their products.. First 80000 hours and now IEEE spectrum both of which i was glad to come to know about!

5
@rakshithsingh77 2026-05-29

I like how you admitted the lack of stonks content instead of just creating filler content and retaining that section.

14
@IngwiePhoenix_nb 2026-05-29

China has a 2030 strategy thing going since a while now. Something tells me, it's going quite well o.o...

46 4 replies
@HeoZeo 2026-05-29

Dude you got an IEEE spectrum sponsorship again. Congratulations 🎉🥳. Regarding Hauwei presentation, I would say that's how bland it feels in almost all academic conferences.

96 3 replies

Unlock the Data Inside
Turn Videos into Knowledge

  • Get FREE 10/day: transcripts, summaries, chats
  • Chat with videos, export text & PDF
  • $1 free API credit for RAG, chatbots & research

Free forever plan • All features unlocked

App screenshot