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WithinReason's comment seems to explain that. The benefits of being bigger compound over time.
by Tenoke 5y ago
WithinReason's comment seems to explain that. The benefits of being bigger compound over time.
- evancox100 5y agoI don't think that explains it. Measured by wafer starts/mo, Samsung is the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world, bigger than TSMC. https://anysilicon.com/five-semiconductor-companies-hold-53-of-global-wafer-capacity/ https://anysilicon.com/five-semiconductor-companies-hold-53-... Edit: it is maybe a little more complex than that, because much of that is memory, and memory and logic processes may not be able to share the same learnings and developments.
- tooltalk 5y ago"... That represented 15.0% of the world’s total capacity and about two-thirds of it was used for the fabrication of DRAM and NAND flash memory devices. ..."