Exophase (exophase.delete@this.gmail.com) on October 1, 2013 10:18 pm wrote:
> mas (a.delete@this.b.com) on October 1, 2013 4:17 pm wrote:
> > http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20130819PD219.html
> >
> > Following the steps of Qualcomm, some China-based tablet chipset vendors reportedly have also slashed
> > their 28nm orders at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) as they are switching part of their
> > orders to other foundry houses which can offer better foundry pricing, according to industry sources.
> >
> > Rival companies including Globalfoundries and Samsung Electronics both have managed
> > to improve the yield rates of their 28nm process nodes, enabling them to offer better
> > prices to lure clients away from TSMC, notably such as Qualcomm, said the sources.
> >
> > China-based SoC providers Allwinner Technology and Rockchip Electronics are reducing
> > their 28nm process orders for the third quarter, while MediaTek is expected to cut
> > its 28nm orders by 10-20% for the fourth quarter, indicated the sources.
> >
> > Furthermore, Taiwan-based Realtek Semiconductor is reportedly also reducing
> > its 28nm orders for its Wi-Fi chip, while China-based Spreadtrum Communications
> > is holding back its orders for 40nm process, added the sources.
> >
> > Affected by decreasing orders, TSMC's 28nm lines are currently
> > operating at 80% of their capacity, said the sources.
> >
> >
>
> I asked if you could point to actual devices shown to have these GF and Samsung 28nm chips, not
> an excerpt from a Digitimes article. Digitimes has hardly been a reliable source in the past.
> I'm not aware that Allwinner or Rockchip ever made anything on TSMC 28nm to begin with.


The devices that have those chips are low end, and no one bothers to do teardowns of low end phones. Where exactly are you expecting it will be "shown" that devices are using these chips?