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> how dependent the entire world is on TSMC Isn't Samsung nearly on par with them? (Not that two is a much better situation.) It (perhaps naively) seems like
by d110af5ccf 6y ago
> how dependent the entire world is on TSMC
Isn't Samsung nearly on par with them? (Not that two is a much better situation.)
It (perhaps naively) seems like most applications could theoretically make due with older processes, but I have difficulty imagining supply chains successfully coping with such a switch (not that I know anything about it).
- ddeck 6y agoThey are trying, although not there yet. There is also the capacity issue: TSMC has 28% of the semiconductor market under 40nm, Samsung has 10%. As a foundry, it's ~55% vs ~17%. Add in UMC and a few others and it's 64% Taiwan. Definitely a critical dependency. https://www.notebookcheck.net/TSMC-has-the-largest-market-share-in-the-global-semiconductor-manufacturing-industry-Counterpoints-Research.518137.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/TSMC-has-the-largest-market-sh... https://www.eenewsanalog.com/news/foundry-market-jumps-24-percent-2020 https://www.eenewsanalog.com/news/foundry-market-jumps-24-pe...
- fomine3 6y agoAnandtech's Snapdragon 888 review compares vs 865. The article indicates that Samsung 5nm is a bit better or worse (vary on what to compare) than TSMC 7nm (non-EUV). https://www.anandtech.com/show/16463/snapdragon-888-vs-exynos-2100-galaxy-s21-ultra https://www.anandtech.com/show/16463/snapdragon-888-vs-exyno...