… "The original stacking process that was used at TSMC changed when we went from first-gen to second-gen cache, so we had to re-engineer that product, and there actually was a fair amount of development that went into bringing back the 5800X3D." The original Ryzen 5800X3D was built on TSMC's 7nm proc… …
… As of this writing and to the best of our knowledge, AMD hasn't made any major changes to where it builds its current hardware. Its 28nm GPUs, including Fiji, are TSMC parts. …
… Although this will have to face off with the likes of TSMC's own 1.6nm node when it's released, Intel's features backside power delivery and could be better suited for high-end data center tasks, where the TSMC solution may be better suited for consumer hardware. …
… Even if TSMC starts building 16nm parts in 2015, we don't expect to see that hardware shipping in volume until the tail end of the year or the first part of 2016.
… AMD is known to be building 20nm hardware , but which fab its using TSMC or GlobalFoundries and when those parts will launch is still a matter of speculation. …
… If TSMC is a pure-play foundry with no hardware that it builds for its own uses, and Intel is a dedicated IDM that builds very little equipment that it doesn't sell itself, Samsung is a hybrid. …
… TSMC will evaluate the rules and could choose to restart Biren production at a later date. Even though TSMC is not US-based, the Commerce Department requires companies that use US technology to abide by its statutes. …
… The company is the largest supplier of photolithography equipment in the world, and its production bottlenecks determine the rate at which foundry customers such as Intel, TSMC, Samsung, GlobalFoundries, and UMC can install new hardware. …
… Reuters reports Opens in a new window that TSMC is considering an additional $23-$25 billion for the Arizona facility, and that the additional spending would be to outfit the foundry with 3nm instead of 5nm hardware. …
… The SoFIA partnership with TSMC raised eyebrows, but not revenue While unusual, this would not be the first time Intel has tapped TSMC for additional manufacturing capabilities. …