Intel and the $1.5trn chip industry meltdown

Re:Intel and the $1.5trn chip industry meltdown by steve_taylor on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @08:53PM (#33256082)

That’s quite the gamble. If a competitor develops a 5nm capability, Taiwan and TSMC are both screwed. The fact that only TSMC in Taiwan has this capability makes Taiwan a jucier target for the CCP. All this talk of reunification may be little more than a power grab. Control the best semiconductors, control the world.

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Re:Intel and the $1.5trn chip industry meltdown by porknubbins on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @09:33PM (#33256333)

What is TSMC/Taiwan’s unique capability? Aren’t ASML in Europe the ones making cutting edge EUV machines that drive process shrinks? I genuinely don’t know but I assume TSMC is mostly just good at scaling the production up economically.

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Re:Intel and the $1.5trn chip industry meltdown by daemoens on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @10:42PM (#33256877)

Doing it economically is still incredibly challenging, and there's a reason why they're so far ahead of everybody else.

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Re:Intel and the $1.5trn chip industry meltdown by rasz on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @01:58PM (#33265707)

Everyone can buy top of the line kitchenware, but you need great cooks to run 5 star restaurant. Its all about tuning to reach good yields, TSMC seems to excel at that.

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Re:Intel and the $1.5trn chip industry meltdown by lobocinza on Friday October 21, 2022 @04:18PM (#33292582)

Not everyone can buy top of the line kitchenware and you still need great cooks.

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