misk@sopuli.xyz to Hardware@lemmy.world · 23 days agoTSMC engineer boasts of recent 6% boost to 2nm yields, passing 'billions in savings' to customerswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkTSMC engineer boasts of recent 6% boost to 2nm yields, passing 'billions in savings' to customerswww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Hardware@lemmy.world · 23 days agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·23 days agoOne would need competitive markets (not only at the fab level) for “billion in savings” to be passed on the consumer.
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 days agoDon’t think TSMC’s customer have much leverage either. It’s not like they can choose another fab if these hypothetical savings are passed down to (or even shared with) them.
minus-squaremsage@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 days agoThey always are! But the original prices without such advancements would be much higher, you see :D
minus-squareAtemu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·23 days agoWell, it’s an engineer who said it, not a sales rep.
One would need competitive markets (not only at the fab level) for “billion in savings” to be passed on the consumer.
TSMC’s customers, not retail
Don’t think TSMC’s customer have much leverage either. It’s not like they can choose another fab if these hypothetical savings are passed down to (or even shared with) them.
They always are!
But the original prices without such advancements would be much higher, you see :D
Well, it’s an engineer who said it, not a sales rep.