Re:TSMC Kicks Off Volume Production of 7nm Chips
by ksec on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @05:30AM
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Does it matter though? What matter is cost, because that is the results of yield and direct relate to how many customers will use 7nm. Yield is not a constant and changes / improves over time.
60% Chance Apple will have a new iPad Pro in WWDC using 7nm, and 90% Chance Apple will use 7nm in their next iPhone.
Whatever the yield is, it is good enough for ~200M iPhone next year and the cost is acceptable for close to 50 customers in the next few months. And assuming Apple is going to go 7nm ( I don't see why not ), this volume will likely be more than double Intel shipping their 10nm in the next 12 months.
60% Chance Apple will have a new iPad Pro in WWDC using 7nm, and 90% Chance Apple will use 7nm in their next iPhone.
Whatever the yield is, it is good enough for ~200M iPhone next year and the cost is acceptable for close to 50 customers in the next few months. And assuming Apple is going to go 7nm ( I don't see why not ), this volume will likely be more than double Intel shipping their 10nm in the next 12 months.