By: blue (blue.delete@this.blue.com), March 27, 2021 10:16 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
Doug S (foo.delete@this.bar.bar) on March 26, 2021 9:43 am wrote:
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> What, you think TSMC will use the same equipment for 3nm that they are using
> for 5nm, and the same equipment for 2nm that they are using for 3nm?
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> Intel might want to 'recycle' some equipment since they don't keep old nodes around, but TSMC keeps
> old nodes around forever so they need new equipment for every node.
Pretty sure TSMC 10nm died and tools were moved once Apple left it?
I don't think you're wrong. Just that TSMC has retired at least one node in the past few years.
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> What, you think TSMC will use the same equipment for 3nm that they are using
> for 5nm, and the same equipment for 2nm that they are using for 3nm?
>
> Intel might want to 'recycle' some equipment since they don't keep old nodes around, but TSMC keeps
> old nodes around forever so they need new equipment for every node.
Pretty sure TSMC 10nm died and tools were moved once Apple left it?
I don't think you're wrong. Just that TSMC has retired at least one node in the past few years.
