China wants to boost disruptive semiconductor technologies as Moore's Law moves towards its limit

China is determined to push forward innovative technologies to advance its domestic chip-making capability, as Moore's Law - the decades-old notion that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit (IC) would double roughly every two years while the cost would halve - inches towards its physical and economic limits. Vice-Premier Liu He, who heads Beijing's central leading group on technological reform and innovative development, chaired a meeting on Friday, where officials from the Ministry of Science and Technology presented its latest work related to the 14th five-year plan. The meeting stressed the importance of scientific innovation in helping China…