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		qayxc on Nov 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TSMC “Apple-first” 3nm policy leads to AMD and Qua... Well, they can't move to 5nm because Apple bought basically the entire 5nm production from TSMC. In other words, they couldn't move to 5nm because they wouldn't be able to procure any significant volume from it. Why bother with 5nm if you wouldn't be able to ship products? That's exactly why NVIDIA ditched TSMC in favour of Samsung despite their inferior process.

fomine3 on Nov 25, 2021 [–]

Nvidia Ampere uses Samsung 8nm that is basically 10nm+. I wish they use Samsung 7nm even if they can't afford TSMC 7nm.

monocasa on Nov 25, 2021 | [–]

Samsung 7nm probably doesn't have the yields to make it worth it yet.

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