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Re:TSMC’s Wafer Prices Revealed: 300mm Wafer at 5nm Is Nearl... by baybal2 on Friday September 18, 2020 @09:10AM (#24516276)
14 layers is a suspiciously small number for 5nm.

It will be a big surprise if multiple patterning elimination can reduce the layer count so dramatically.

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Re:TSMC’s Wafer Prices Revealed: 300mm Wafer at 5nm Is Nearl... by KSS42 on Friday September 18, 2020 @02:29PM (#24520230)
14 metal layers.
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