China’s chip design software firms back Huawei’s new scaling law. But can they catch US rivals?

China’s chip design software firms back Huawei’s new scaling law. But can they catch US rivals?Domestic chip design software vendors embrace Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law, but analysts caution that breaking US dominance is far from easy3-MIN READ3-MIN5ListenPublished: 6:54pm, 12 Jun 2026Updated: 7:00pm, 12 Jun 2026China’s chip design software industry is rallying behind Huawei Technologies’ ambitious new architecture aimed at producing chips that can rival leading global products, but analysts warn a steep uphill climb remains before local players can break the market stranglehold of US rivals.Empyrean Technology, a major Chinese electronic design automation (EDA) provider, became the latest supporter of the new chipmaking methodology.The company recently unveiled Argus, a new physical verification platform for three-dimensional integrated circuit (3D IC) design, integrated into its expanding suite of tools. It described 3D IC technology as “a key carrier” for implementing Huawei’s “Tau Scaling Law”.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x