China cuts cost of military-grade infrared chips to as little as about US$10
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“China cuts cost of military-grade infrared chips to as little as about US$10”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references that addresses the cost of military-grade infrared chips in China. The available evidence only covers unrelated topics like China-US relations and historical events.
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— The relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United States (US) has been complex and at times tense since the establishment of the PRC on 1 October 1949 and subsequent retreat…
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— An economic conflict between China and the United States has been ongoing since January 2018, when U.S. president Donald Trump began imposing tariffs and other trade barriers on China with the aim of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–United_States_trade_war
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— On May 7, 1999, a United States Air Force B-2 Spirit, participating in the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, dropped five Joint Direct Attack Munition satellite-guided bombs on the Embassy of China, Belgrad…
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“Researchers have developed a new way to make high-end infrared chips that could slash their cost and boost smartphone cameras, self-driving cars”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm or refute the claim about new infrared chip manufacturing methods.
“A research team at a Chinese university has developed a new way to make high-end infrared chips that could slash their cost dramatically and improve the performance of smartphone cameras and self-driving cars”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm or refute the claim about a Chinese university's research on infrared chips.
“The key breakthrough was finding a way to make the chips using conventional manufacturing techniques, rather than the exotic, costly materials that were relied on before”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm or refute the claim about conventional manufacturing techniques for infrared chips.
“Mass production is set to begin by the end of the year, according to a press release from Xidian University”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm or refute the claim about Xidian University's mass production plans.
“The chips detect short-wave infrared (SWIR), which is invisible to the human eye and can penetrate fog, haze and smoke”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm or refute the claim about SWIR detection capabilities of the chips.
“Cameras capable of detecting SWIR can take pictures in total darkness and even see through some materials”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm or refute the claim about cameras using SWIR chips in total darkness.
“This can allow self-driving cars to see through dense fog, let factory scanners spot faulty products through their packaging and stop humanoid robots from bumping into things in the dark”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm or refute the claim about SWIR chips enabling fog penetration and robotics applications.
“But this technology carries a prohibitive price tag, which has limited its use to military applications and high-end scientific research – satellite reconnaissance, drone surveillance and missile guidance”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm or refute the claim about high costs limiting infrared technology to military use.
“A single chip can cost anywhere from several hundred to several thousand US dollars”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm or refute the claim about the previous cost range of infrared chips.
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