… Ramping a leading-edge node at three facilities simultaneously is highly uncommon for foundries. The company also plans to ramp up production at Fab 22 phase 2 shortly and Fab 22 phase 3 by the end of the year. …
… AMD also says it plans to ramp Venice production at TSMC’s Arizona facility. That’s likely referring to Fab 21 Phase 3, which broke ground last April and is slated for N2 and A16 processes. Volume 2nm production isn’t expected before 2028 at the earliest here, however. …
… Even though TSMC’s Arizona plant is ramping up production and it’s estimated that it will deliver 100 million chips for Cupertino this year, it is just a fraction of Apple’s demands, with the majority of its advanced SoCs still expected to come from Taiwan. …
… On the motherboard side of things, at least two vendors confirmed to Tom’s Hardware that they are ramping production of DDR4-supporting motherboards for the second half of the year and into 2027, which makes sense, given that motherboard sales have seen a “collapse” this year , with sales declining… …
… Beyond that, Intel is targeting 14A and 14A-E for 2027 ~ 2028 production readiness and an early ramp. …
… However, based on a comment made by the chief executive of Hoya, the only glass substrate maker for HDD platters in the world, it does not look like WD plans to use glass platters in high volumes for at least a couple of years, which in turn suggests a relatively slow production ramp. …
… At least two motherboard vendors confirmed to Tom’s Hardware plans to increase production of DDR4 motherboards , both for AM4 and LGA 1700, citing increased DDR4 demand. …
… Swipe to scroll horizontally Node Key applications Primary fab s Status 14nm 14FFC Low-volume logic Fab 12A, Tainan Production limited 22nm 22ULP/ULL/eHV DDICs, MCUs, Wi-Fi/BT, networking, OLED displays Fab 12A, Tainan; Fab 12i, Singapore Ramping 28nm HKMG, HV, eFlash DDICs, networking, consumer So… …
… Nonetheless, the company remains optimistic about Instinct's trajectory in Q2 and then in the second half of the year when the Instinct MI450-series starts to ramp. …
… The chip has seen spotty availability over the past two years, and it’s been completely sold out over the past year, with resellers demanding as much as $800 on the secondhand market. “That's been a lot of the work that's kind of been going on in the background to get us to where we are today, is r… …