misk@sopuli.xyz to Hardware@lemmy.world · 1 month agoTSMC engineer boasts of recent 6% boost to 2nm yields, passing 'billions in savings' to customerswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10cross-posted to: hardware[email protected]
arrow-up126arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware[email protected]
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month 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-up3·1 month 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-squaremsagelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThey always are! But the original prices without such advancements would be much higher, you see :D
minus-squareAtemu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month 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.