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The fabs don't "license" the IP. They manufacture the product based on the designer's design and the contract's terms.
by hank808 2y ago
The fabs don't "license" the IP. They manufacture the product based on the designer's design and the contract's terms.
- chatmasta 2y agoSure, but if Nvidia “ceased to exist,” the fabs could keep manufacturing the same chips. So at least in the near-term, the world wouldn’t change much. Whereas if TSMC “ceased to exist” then there would be an immediate worldwide chip shortage.
- blinded 2y agonot without purchasing the license or additional contracts. its nvidia IP.
- johnnyjeans 2y agoAnd if nvidia vanished, there would be no one to care about the IP violation.
- hank808 2y agoThat's not how it works. They're Nvidia's chips. Would Foxconn go on and keep making iphones if Apple whatevered?
- chatmasta 2y agoIf someone wanted to buy them from Foxconn, then probably…