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TG Daily - Hardware News: TSMC yield problem to affect Nvidia, ATI
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Icrontic: TSMC 40nm yield issues to hamper new GPU production
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TSMC 40/45nm 又有量产问题了。 http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20091030PD209.html 24 days ago |
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shit! bad news people: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20091030PD209.html 27 days ago |
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TSMC 40nm yield issues resurface, CEO promises fix by year-end http://bit.ly/3lab7J 27 days ago |
TSMC yield problem to affect Nvidia, ATI
TG Daily - Hardware News —
... percent on the process, but TSMC has promised to get the problem fixed during the current quarter. Customers using TSMC's process are AMD-ATI and Nvidia, said Digitimes , and that may well have an impact on shipping products such as the ATI Radeon 5870 and the Nvidia GT300 series. TSMC takes designs from fabless customers and makes chips, always maintaining a "Chinese Wall" so that details of one set of semiconductors remain largely unknown to competitors. The Digitimes story is here . busy
Friday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News —
Friday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki 3:33 AM on October 30, 2009 Friday C|Net: Hints of missed chance to pursue Galleon case DigiTimes reports TSMC 40nm yield issues resurface, CEO promises fix by year-end Sprint continues to lose money, customers RealNetworks back in the black , eyes Google tie-up The Register reports Yahoo! / Microsoft deal delayed Is it time for Microsoft to Ask ? Microsoft's lawyers will be busy in the next few months 1,000-plus people crowd new Microsoft Store Phoronix reports AMD ...
40-nm yield issues are back at TSMC
The Tech Report: News —
... 9:59 AM on October 30, 2009 Well, this won't help get more of those Radeon HD 5800-series cards in stores. DigiTimes writes that TSMC, the Taiwanese foundry that produces the bulk of graphics chips for both AMD and Nvidia, has run into 40-nm yield problems once again . Reportedly, TSMC itself has admitted that production yields at the 40-nm node have dropped to just 40% because of "chamber matching issues." TSMC CEO Morris Chang however claims his company will overcome the problems before the end of this quarter. If that all sounds familiar, it's because TSMC ...
TSMC 40nm yield issues to hamper new GPU production
Icrontic —
Digitimes is reporting that the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) is once again experiencing yield issues on the 40nm process node. TSMC said it has seen yield rates for its 40nm node drop to 40% due chamber matching issues. Main customers for TSMC’s 40nm processes are GPU vendors AMD, which recently launched its new 40nm-based Radeon 5870 series, and Nvidia, who is scheduled to launch its 40nm-based GT300 series of chips in December, according to previous reports. TSMC’s recent issues may impact the shipping schedules of the GPU vendors, market watchers ...
TSMC 40nm yield issues to affect AMD and Nvidia
TechSpot —
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry, recently confirmed it has run into new issues with their 40nm process technology that have sent yield rates down to 40% . Major customers for TSMC's 40nm processes include AMD, which just released its Radeon HD 5000 series, and Nvidia, who is expected to launch the GT300 series in December. On first thought the conspiracy theorist in me found this suspiciously untimely for AMD, which for the first time in a long while had a great opportunity to capitalize on its ...
TSMC 40nm yield issues resurface
DV Hardware —
... DigiTimes reports TSMC is suffering again from poor yields on its 40nm process. Chairman and CEO Morris Chang promises the issue will be solved within this quarter. ...
TSMC 40nm Yields Fixed By Year End?
AMDZone Frontpage —
Digitimes reports that TSMC's CEO promises that 40nm yields will be improved by the end of the year. AMD and Nvidia had better hope so. ...
