Re:Intel outsources Core i3 to TSMC's 5nm process
by jjoonathan on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @02:34PM
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I don't know about volume, but Apple sure has more margin.
Outsourcing fabrication doesn't guarantee that you can choose the best fab, it just guarantees that you get to compete with Apple (and NVidia and, now, Intel) in a contest of "who can pay the most per chip."
Outsourcing fabrication doesn't guarantee that you can choose the best fab, it just guarantees that you get to compete with Apple (and NVidia and, now, Intel) in a contest of "who can pay the most per chip."