Comment by throwaway48476 2 years ago There is more co development and risk sharing than you think. TSMC has nodes only apple uses. 2 comments throwaway48476 Reply nsteel 2 years ago They do, but as far as I know those nodes are just early/late verisons and tweaks to the main, popular process. michaelt 2 years ago But if Apple pays TSMC $$$$$$$$ in advance to build a 2nm node production line especially for Apple, and it turns out the 2nm node doesn't deliver the hoped-for improvements in power efficiency? The money's already spent.
nsteel 2 years ago They do, but as far as I know those nodes are just early/late verisons and tweaks to the main, popular process. michaelt 2 years ago But if Apple pays TSMC $$$$$$$$ in advance to build a 2nm node production line especially for Apple, and it turns out the 2nm node doesn't deliver the hoped-for improvements in power efficiency? The money's already spent.
michaelt 2 years ago But if Apple pays TSMC $$$$$$$$ in advance to build a 2nm node production line especially for Apple, and it turns out the 2nm node doesn't deliver the hoped-for improvements in power efficiency? The money's already spent.
They do, but as far as I know those nodes are just early/late verisons and tweaks to the main, popular process.
But if Apple pays TSMC $$$$$$$$ in advance to build a 2nm node production line especially for Apple, and it turns out the 2nm node doesn't deliver the hoped-for improvements in power efficiency? The money's already spent.