半導體界的樂高
With China’s semiconductor industry still years behind international fabs such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), chiplet technology has been touted as the crucial cog that China needs to achieve greater self-sufficiency in semiconductor manufacturing.
中國的半導體產業仍落後於台積電等國際晶圓廠多年，小晶片技術被吹捧為中國實現半導體製造自給自足所需的關鍵齒輪。
fab(n.)晶片製造廠chiplet(n.)小晶片be touted as…被宣傳、吹噓、誇耀成…cog(n.)齒輪=cog wheelself-sufficiency(n.)自給自足self-sufficient(adj.)自給自足的economic self-sufficiency (經濟上的)自給自足
Yet experts are doubtful whether chiplets represent a viable long-term solution for Chinese manufacturers to close the gap with their foreign rivals.
然而，專家們質疑小晶片是否為縮小中國製造商與外國競爭對手差距的長期可行解決方案。
doubtful(adj.)懷疑的;未必的;不大可能的viable(adj.)可以的;實施的;可望成功的
The chiplet is a technology that allows an integrated circuit (IC) block to be interconnected with other ICs to form larger, more complex chips, such as processors.
小晶片是一種允許一塊積體電路（IC）與其他IC互連，以形成更大、更複雜的晶片（例如處理器）的技術。
integrated circuit (IC) 積體電路processor(n.)處理器
Dubbed the Lego approach to making microprocessors, it allows the production of more powerful semiconductors equivalent to advanced 7nm or even 3nm node chips.
被形容為「半導體界的樂高」，小晶片技術可以生產更強大的半導體，相當於先進的 7奈米，甚至3奈米節點晶片。
dub=name=call取名為…;稱作…microprocessor(n.)微處理器equivalent to 相當於～、等同於～advanced(adj.)先進的;高階的nm=nanometer奈米node(n.)節點
So far, Chinese companies have been dependent on TSMC for these.
而到目前為止，中國公司在這些方面一直依賴台積電。
so far=up to now=until now直到現在have V.pp現在完成式be dependent on 仰賴;依賴=be reliant on…=depend on…=rely on…
To the Chinese semiconductor industry, the chiplet’s main appeal lies in its potential to alleviate the impact of both US trade sanctions over Huawei’s dealings with Iran and North Korea and alleged ties to the People’s Liberation Army, and the more recent lockdown in Shanghai.
對於中國半導體業來說，小晶片的主要吸引力在於可能減輕華為因與伊朗、北韓交易，以及據稱與中國人民解放軍有關聯，而遭美國抵制，與最近上海封城所帶來的影響。
appeal(n.)吸引力;魅力;賣點lie in…在於…=consist in...Happiness lies in contentment.知足常樂alleviate the impact of…減輕…的衝擊alleviate(v.)減輕=relieve=reduce
China’s top chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), based in Shanghai, is expecting production to decrease by five percent this quarter.
總部位於上海、中國最大晶片製造商中芯國際（SMIC）預計本季度產量將下降5％。
Talking to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), G. Dan Hutcheson, the vice-chair of TechInsights, a semiconductor research firm, said the chiplet as a semiconductor packaging technology cannot, on its own, solve China’s predicament when it comes to advanced chip manufacturing.
半導體研究公司「TechInsights」的副主席哈奇森告訴《南華早報》，作為一種半導體封裝技術，小晶片本身無法解決中國在先進晶片製造方面的困境。
packaging technology封裝技術predicament(n.)尷尬的處境;窘境;困境=difficulty=plightfinancial predicament經濟困境
The sentiment was echoed by Tsinghua University professor and leading expert on microelectronics Wei Shaojun, who described chiplets as only “complementary” to advanced chipmaking technology.
清華大學教授、微電子領域的主要專家魏少軍對此表示贊同，他形容小晶片技術只是先進晶片製造工藝的「補充」。
echo(n.)回聲(v.)附和complementary(adj.)互補的;相輔相成的complementary colors互補色
TSMC, which already mass-produces 5nm chips for clients like Apple, is unlikely to be caught up by any Chinese fabs in the foreseeable future, another expert at Tsinghua University predicted.
而清華大學的另一位專家預測，台積電已為蘋果等客戶量產5奈米晶片，在可預見的未來不太可能被任何中國晶圓廠追上。
in the foreseeable future在可預見的未來;在不久的將來=in the near future