华为发表韬(τ)定律

近日，华为公司在国际电路与系统研讨会上，发表了韬(τ)定律，提出以“时间 (τ) 缩微”替代“几何缩微”，作为半导体与电子系统演进的新指导原则。

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🤔️小作业：

1. What can be inferred about the Kirin chips scheduled to launch in Fall 2026?

A. They will be the first chips to use the Tau Scaling Law.

B. They will have a transistor density equivalent to 14 Å processes.

C. They will incorporate the LogicFolding architecture for the first time.

D. They will be mass-produced in 381 different versions.

无注释原文：

HUAWEI Presents the Tau (τ) Scaling Law

From: HUAWEI

Today, at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), He Tingbo from HUAWEI delivered a keynote speech titled "New Semiconductor Path in Practice". In her speech, she presented the Tau (τ) Scaling Law, a new principle for guiding the future development of the semiconductor industry. This law proposes replacing geometric scaling with time (τ) scaling as a new guiding principle for the evolution of both semiconductors and electronic systems. Based on this principle, innovative technologies such as LogicFolding can be used to continuously compress signal propagation delay and steadily improve transistor density, which will drive the ongoing evolution of semiconductors and electronic systems.

In recent years, Moore's Law – which has guided the semiconductor industry for more than five decades – has faced severe physical limits and diminishing economic returns. The global industry has been increasingly constrained by the slowdown in the geometric scaling of transistors and the erosion of cost-per-transistor benefits. The industry must now tackle the urgent and common challenge of overcoming the physical constraints of traditional processes and finding a new, sustainable evolution path that can match surging computing demands. This is where the τ Scaling Law comes into play.

Based on this law, HUAWEI has developed innovative core technologies like LogicFolding and established a multi-level co-optimization mechanism that spans semiconductor devices, circuits, chips, and systems. This mechanism aims to systematically shorten the time constant τ in order to drive up performance, energy efficiency, and transistor density at each level.

In her keynote speech, He Tingbo elaborated on HUAWEI's application of the τ Scaling Law to smartphones and AI computing. Over the past six years, HUAWEI has designed and mass-produced 381 chips based on the τ Scaling Law, serving a wide range of industries, sectors, and markets. The Kirin chips scheduled to launch in Fall 2026 will be the first ever to adopt the LogicFolding architecture, which will considerably enhance the chips' performance. By 2031, the high-end chips HUAWEI designs based on the τ Scaling Law are expected to feature a transistor density that is equivalent to 14 Å (1.4 nm) processes.

Looking ahead, He Tingbo noted, "We believe that openness and collaboration are key to driving ongoing progress in the semiconductor industry. No single company can independently find all the answers along the path of semiconductor evolution. With the τ Scaling Law, we look forward to working closely with scientists, engineers, and industry partners around the world to drive the sustainable development of the semiconductor and electronics industries."

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注：完整题目见本文开头；英文文本为华为官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

HUAWEI Presents the Tau (τ) Scaling Law

From: HUAWEI

Today, at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), He Tingbo from HUAWEI delivered a keynote speech titled "New Semiconductor Path in Practice". In her speech, she presented the Tau (τ) Scaling Law, a new principle for guiding the future development of the semiconductor industry. This law proposes replacing geometric scaling with time (τ) scaling as a new guiding principle for the evolution of both semiconductors and electronic systems. Based on this principle, innovative technologies such as LogicFolding can be used to continuously compress signal propagation delay and steadily improve transistor density, which will drive the ongoing evolution of semiconductors and electronic systems.

今日，在电气电子工程师学会（IEEE）举办的国际电路系统研讨会ISCAS 2026上，华为何庭波发表题为“半导体新路径探索与实践”的主旨演讲，发表了指导半导体产业发展的新原则——韬(τ)定律。韬(τ)定律提出以“时间(τ)缩微”替代“几何缩微”作为半导体与电子系统演进的新指导原则——通过逻辑折叠等创新技术，持续压缩信号传播时延，不断提升晶体管密度，从而实现半导体与电子系统的持续演进。

symposium /sɪmˈpəʊ.zi.əm/ 表示“研讨会，论坛，专题讨论会”，英文解释为“an occasion at which people who have great knowledge of a particular subject meet in order to discuss a matter of interest”如：a symposium on European cinema 欧洲电影研讨会。

对比：

📍seminar /ˈsem.ɪ.nɑːr/ 表示“专题讨论会；研讨会”，英文解释为“an occasion when a teacher or expert and a group of people meet to study and discuss something”

semiconductor /ˌsem.i.kənˈdʌk.tər/ 表示“半导体”，英文解释为“a material, such as silicon, that allows electricity to move through it more easily when its temperature increases, or an electronic device made from this material”举个🌰：Semiconductors are used for making integrated circuits and computers. 半导体用于制造集成电路和计算机。

Scaling指的是尺寸缩放（或按比例缩小）。在半导体行业中，传统上指通过不断缩小晶体管的关键尺寸（如栅极长度），使得单个芯片上能集成更多晶体管，从而提升性能、降低功耗和成本。

Scaling Law（缩放定律）则是指指导这一过程的规律或法则。最著名的例子是摩尔定律，它预测芯片上的晶体管数量大约每两年翻一番，这背后依赖于按几何尺寸缩小（如按0.7倍缩小面积）。

文中提到的Tau (τ) Scaling Law是一种新的指导原则，它不再以几何尺寸（长/宽/面积）的持续微缩为核心，而是转向以时间（τ） 为核心指标——即通过压缩信号传播延迟、优化时间效率（如LogicFolding技术）来继续提升晶体管密度和系统性能，即使物理尺寸的微缩可能变慢或停止。

总结：

- scaling = 缩放 / 按比例缩小（技术动作）

- scaling law = 缩放定律（指导这种缩放的规律，如“每x年密度翻倍”）

表示“几何图形的，几何的”，英文解释为“A geometric pattern or arrangement is made up of shapes such as squares, triangles, or rectangles.”

compress /kəmˈpres/ 表示“压缩；压紧”，英文解释为“to press something into a smaller space”举个🌰：Firmly compress the soil in the pot so that the plant is secure. 把盆里的土压实使植株固定。

propagation /ˌprɒp.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ 1）表示“传播，散播；宣传”，英文解释为“the act or process of spreading something, especially a harmful message or opinion, among a lot of people”举个🌰：They have allowed the propagation of hateful messages. 它们让仇恨信息得以传播。

2）表示“（光、声波等的）传播”，英文解释为“the sending out or spreading of light or sound waves, movement, etc.”举个🌰：The aircraft were gathering data on radio wave propagation. 飞机正在收集无线电波传播的数据。

transistor /trænˈzɪs.tər/ 表示“晶体管”，英文解释为“a small electrical device containing a semiconductor, used in televisions, radios, etc. to control or increase an electric current”

density /ˈden.sɪ.ti/ 表示“（人口等的）密度”，英文解释为“the number of people or things in a place when compared with the size of the place”举个🌰：The area has a high/low population density. 该地区人口密度大/小。

In recent years, Moore's Law – which has guided the semiconductor industry for more than five decades – has faced severe physical limits and diminishing economic returns. The global industry has been increasingly constrained by the slowdown in the geometric scaling of transistors and the erosion of cost-per-transistor benefits. The industry must now tackle the urgent and common challenge of overcoming the physical constraints of traditional processes and finding a new, sustainable evolution path that can match surging computing demands. This is where the τ Scaling Law comes into play.

近年来，主导半导体产业半个多世纪的摩尔定律正面临严峻的物理极限和经济效益双重挑战。面对晶体管几何缩微放缓，晶体管成本红利消退等发展困境，如何跨越传统工艺路径的局限，探索出一条全新的可持续演进路线，以满足当下呈指数级攀升的计算性能需求，已成为全球半导体行业亟待攻克的共同难题。韬(τ)定律正是解决该难题的有效路径。

diminishing returns /dɪˌmɪn.ɪʃ.ɪŋ rɪˈtɜːnz/ 表示“收益递减（指增加某种生产要素投入的同时，所得到的产量增加量递减的一种现象）”，英文解释为“The law of diminishing returns refers to a situation in which a smaller result is achieved for an increasing amount of effort.”

表示“限制；约束；束缚”，英文解释为“to control and limit something”举个🌰：The company's progress was constrained by a leader who refused to look forward. 公司领导缺乏发展眼光限制了公司的进步。

erosion /ɪˈrəʊ.ʒən/ 1）表示“削弱；逐步的破坏”，英文解释为“the fact of a good quality or situation being gradually lost or destroyed”举个🌰：The survey reveals a gradual erosion of the president's popularity. 民意调查显示了总统声望的逐渐削弱。

2）表示“侵蚀；腐蚀；磨损”，英文解释为“the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind”如：soil/coastal erosion 水土流失/海岸侵蚀。

sustainable /səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/ 1）表示“（对环境没有损害或损害很小因而）可持续的，能长期维持的”，英文解释为“causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time”举个🌰：A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting sustainable development in all countries. 召开了一个旨在推进所有国家可持续发展的大型国际会议。

2）表示“可持续的，能长期保持的”，英文解释为“able to continue over a period of time”举个🌰：That sort of extreme diet is not sustainable over a long period. 那种极端的饮食方式无法长期坚持。

Based on this law, HUAWEI has developed innovative core technologies like LogicFolding and established a multi-level co-optimization mechanism that spans semiconductor devices, circuits, chips, and systems. This mechanism aims to systematically shorten the time constant τ in order to drive up performance, energy efficiency, and transistor density at each level.

华为创新性地提出了“逻辑折叠(LogicFolding)”等核心技术，构建了贯穿器件、电路、芯片到系统层面的多层级协同优化体系。该体系以系统性降低时间常数τ为目标，旨在驱动各层级性能、能效、晶体管密度的持续提升。

co- /kəʊ-/ 表示“一起，共同”，英文解释为“together； with”如：co-ownership 共同所有权，a co-writer/co-author 合著者，举个🌰：Appalling poverty and great wealth coexist in the city. 在这个城市中，赤贫和巨富并存。

英式 optimisation 美式 optimization /ˌɒp.tɪ.maɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ 表示“优化，完善”，英文解释为“the act of making something as good as possible”如：the optimization of chemical processes 对化学工序流程的优化。

constant /ˈkɒn.stənt/ 作名词，熟词僻义，表示“常数；常量”，英文解释为“a number or quantity that does not vary”

补充：

📍variable表示“可变情况；变量；可变因素”（a situation, number or quantity that can vary or be varied）。

In her keynote speech, He Tingbo elaborated on HUAWEI's application of the τ Scaling Law to smartphones and AI computing. Over the past six years, HUAWEI has designed and mass-produced 381 chips based on the τ Scaling Law, serving a wide range of industries, sectors, and markets. The Kirin chips scheduled to launch in Fall 2026 will be the first ever to adopt the LogicFolding architecture, which will considerably enhance the chips' performance. By 2031, the high-end chips HUAWEI designs based on the τ Scaling Law are expected to feature a transistor density that is equivalent to 14 Å (1.4 nm) processes.

在此次主旨演讲中，何庭波详细讲解了华为如何把韬(τ)定律应用到智能手机和AI计算领域的实践。在过去六年的实践中，基于韬(τ)定律，华为已成功设计并量产了381款芯片，广泛覆盖了千行百业的需求。其中，将于2026年秋季面世的麒麟芯片，率先采用了逻辑折叠技术，性能大幅提升。预计到2031年，基于韬(τ)定律的高端芯片晶体管密度将达到1.4纳米制程的同等水平。

elaborate /iˈlæb.ər.ət/ 作动词，表示“详尽说明；阐述”，英文解释为“to add more information to or explain something that you have said”

本身也可以作形容词，表示“精心计划（或制作）的；详尽的；复杂的”，英文解释为“containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts”举个🌰：They're making the most elaborate preparations for the wedding. 他们正为婚礼做极为精心周到的准备。

equivalent /ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/ 1）作形容词，表示“（价值、数量、意义、重要性等）相等的，相同的”，英文解释为“equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc.”举个🌰：Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。

2）作名词，表示“相等的东西；等量；对应词”，英文解释为“a thing, amount, word, etc. that is equivalent to sth else”

Looking ahead, He Tingbo noted, "We believe that openness and collaboration are key to driving ongoing progress in the semiconductor industry. No single company can independently find all the answers along the path of semiconductor evolution. With the τ Scaling Law, we look forward to working closely with scientists, engineers, and industry partners around the world to drive the sustainable development of the semiconductor and electronics industries."

面对未来，何庭波说：“未来一定属于开放合作。在半导体演进的路径上，没有一家企业可以独自完成所有答案。在韬(τ)定律的路径下，我们期待与全球科学家、工程师和产业伙伴紧密合作，共同推动半导体与电子产业持续发展。”

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