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Why is Intel outsourcing to TSMC?
moving GPU production to TSMC means Intel will be able to produce more devices in a silicon-hungry market while simultaneously assuring its competition can’t make as many chips as they could sell.
Is Intel outsourcing to TSMC?
Intel has decided to contract TSMC to mass-produce its ARC GPUs on its 6nm process. There is a whole lot of planning that goes on before finally deciding which process to follow.
Why can’t Intel compete with TSMC?
Intel’s chips are denser than TSMC’s, so it routinely claims its 10nm chips are comparable to TSMC’s 7nm chips, its 7nm chips are comparable to TSMC’s 5nm chips, and so forth. TSMC will also likely outspend Intel to maintain its lead.
Why does Intel not use TSMC?
TSMC will also increase their wafer capacity to 140,000 wafers per month by Q3 2020 for 7nm but their bleeding edge 5nm node will initially not have the capacity for large volume orders, making it unsuitable for Intel or AMD.
Why did Intel buy up 3nm node capacity at TSMC?
Intel may have pulled a fast one on its industry rivals by buying up a majority of the 3nm node capacity at TSMC in order to fabricate its new GPU and a number of server chips, something that could inhibit AMD and Apple from ramping up production of their own next-gen chips in 2022.
Is Intel planning to outsource GPU production to TSMC?
Most recently, Reuters reported that Intel plans to outsource its second-gen of GPUs for personal computers, dubbed DG2, on TSMC’s 7nm process . Meanwhile, production of entry-level chips could be sent by Intel to TSMC, which is set to begin production at its Arizona-based fab by 2024 .
What is Intel’s 7nm process and outsourcing strategy?
Intel posted yet another strong quarter and record year, but the promised update on its 7nm process and outsourcing strategy, which will see the company contract out production of some of its leading-edge products for the first time in its history, hung thick in the air.
How many non-CPU chips does Intel outsource?
TrendForce says that Intel has outsourced the production of roughly 15-20\% of its non-CPU chips to date with most of these products assigned to TSMC or UMC.