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There are reports that Intel is using TSMC for manufacturing their GPU. If they could replicate what TSMC is doing easily, I doubt they would have done so. http

by ipsum2 6y ago

There are reports that Intel is using TSMC for manufacturing their GPU. If they could replicate what TSMC is doing easily, I doubt they would have done so. https://wccftech.com/intel-abandoning-10nm-after-dg1-planning-to-use-tsmcs-6nm-and-3nm-for-next-generation-xe-gpus/ https://wccftech.com/intel-abandoning-10nm-after-dg1-plannin... Also in the article: > Interestingly, however, Intel's CFO has previously admitted that 10nm yields aren't great and will actually be lower in profitability than their older 22nm process

11thEarlOfMar 6y ago
Perhaps, but bringing up a fab production line is (massiveley) expensive. It could just as easily be a business decision to outsource the GPU production to TSMC for the time being, or indefinitely, depending on anticipated volumes. I'm looking for more than assumptions and inference based on public information. Sure, Intel might not have the capability to build at 5nm even if they wanted to, but a lack of public evidence that they are building at that node does not mean they can't.