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Is there a connection to the global shortage of semiconductors having already caused car manufacturing plants to shut down, in the sense that Intel re-purposes
by tannhaeuser 6y ago
Is there a connection to the global shortage of semiconductors having already caused car manufacturing plants to shut down, in the sense that Intel re-purposes their existing fabs to make money in these demand-driven markets? Read an interview with GF's CEO just this week where he says their older (22nm, 45nm) processes see full capacity right now.
- baybal2 6y agoNo, there aren't any on supply side. It's just overwhelming demand for every kind of ICs across the industry. From 200mm fabs to mid-tier to cutting edge. Electronics, and semiconductor industries just had the best year on record. It seems just everything electronic related saw huge sales.
- rvba 6y agoLots of (cheap) computers bought by those staying at home.
- totalZero 6y agoEven the cheapest retail computers aren't running on processors with 22nm microarchitecture. The legacy semiconductor demand isn't coming from CPU/GPU for PC, servers, or mobile. It's coming from other applications and industries (automakers especially).
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