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>The hardware used in semiconductor foundries is all made by the same few companies, which is a major reason everyone gets similar advances at the same time- th
by MangoCoffee 4y ago
>The hardware used in semiconductor foundries is all made by the same few companies, which is a major reason everyone gets similar advances at the same time- they're all working with the same tools.
it depend on the craft smith's skill. everyone have access to Python but some is able to craft a robust app while others app is buggy and unusable.
TSMC consistently have the best yields and quality chips
- yellow_postit 4y agoAcquired did a podcast deep dive in TSMC history which supports your argument — they’ve arrive at those yields from just a massive set of iterations. I had a lot more respect to the art + science aspect of chip manufacturing the more I learn about fabs, having originally thought it was a basic recipe easily replicated. [1] https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/tsmc https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/tsmc