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Could these designs just be reworked for modern fabs?
by TheBigSalad 4y ago
Could these designs just be reworked for modern fabs?
- ta988 4y agoNot without a pretty high redesign cost and those products usually have really low margins.
- Tagbert 4y agoIt would likely require redesigning all of the related circuits where the chips are to be integrated. that’s a lot of work and would require more new chips.
- speedgoose 4y agoTesla did it at the beginning of the shortage, so it’s possible.
- re-thc 4y agoTesla also just shipped cars with missing parts!
- SV_BubbleTime 4y agoTesla also does not build vehicles like other mfgs. It’s far more a computer on wheels than any mfg. Saying “Tesla redesigned away from the chip shortage” is massively dismissing the challenges that they faced vs the other companies.
- t-3 4y agoFrom what I've heard, the main reason they use old processes is the wider voltage tolerance/lower sensitivity compared to more modern processes. I'm not competent at electronics though, could be totally wrong!