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Well if Apple paid for broken chips, that would lower the incentive TSMC would have to fix the problem. What I don't get is why people have been paying for brok
by seeknotfind 3y ago
Well if Apple paid for broken chips, that would lower the incentive TSMC would have to fix the problem. What I don't get is why people have been paying for broken chips until now.
- wmf 3y agoFor a mature process the defect rate is low and known and everyone factors it into their financial models. Paying for the whole wafer also encourages customers to salvage partially good chips.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoWhat's the difference between paying for the full wafer minus a 10% to 20% discount vs not paying for entirely unusable chips and paying a discounted rate for partially usable chips?