Alphane MoonM to HardwareEnglish • 3 months agoTSMC Is At Least 10 Years Ahead Of China Because Of 2nm Tech Says Ministerwccftech.comexternal-linkmessage-square12arrow-up158arrow-down11
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink17•3 months ago2 weeks ago they were 15 years behind! At this rate, they’ll catch up by the end of the month! TSMC had 7nm in 2018, SMIC had 7 nm in 2022, TSMC hit 5nm in 2020, SMIC hit 5 nm in 2024.
minus-squareAlphane MoonOPMlinkEnglish7•3 months agoI don’t believe SMIC has commercially viable 5 nm.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•3 months agoI’m far from an expert on the topic but from the discussion that I’ve heard it’s also a matter of yield and cost.
2 weeks ago they were 15 years behind! At this rate, they’ll catch up by the end of the month!
TSMC had 7nm in 2018, SMIC had 7 nm in 2022, TSMC hit 5nm in 2020, SMIC hit 5 nm in 2024.
I don’t believe SMIC has commercially viable 5 nm.
I’m far from an expert on the topic but from the discussion that I’ve heard it’s also a matter of yield and cost.