TSMC’s 1.4nm Process, Also Called Angstrom, Will Make Even The Most Lucrative Clients Think Twice When Placing Orders, With An Estimate Claiming That Each Wafer Will Cost $45,000
TSMC’s 1.4nm Process, Also Called Angstrom, Will Make Even The Most Lucrative Clients Think Twice When Placing Orders, With An Estimate Claiming That Each Wafer Will Cost $45,000
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From the article:
Established names in the technology industry, such as Apple, MediaTek, Qualcomm, and others, are already gunning for TSMC’s 2nm process, with the latter said to have started accepting orders from April 1. At $30,000 per wafer, the next-generation node was already going to be a tough pill to swallow, but these companies would have little problems spending billions to obtain an edge against one another, or to keep pace. Unfortunately, it gets only harder from here, because a recent estimate claims that after the 2nm process, 1.4nm ‘Angstrom’ will serve as the immediate successor, but its cost may reach $45,000.
Get in line rtx 7000 series
They will pay it. for a 28% increase in performance/efficiency and 28% more cores per wafer…for 50% more cost.
Yes, they will pay it, but this is for year 1 first orders…the tech gets cheaper over time as the input engineering and development is subsidized. Expect that price to drop to 30-40k within a few years.
Real question will be can intel even catch up…if they don’t then pay the ransom.
Isn’t 1nm the theoretical limit for chips?
Does this mean increase in heat per square cm? Or is efficiency makes it kinda equal to previous chips? Soon we we will have to place a heat sinks for the heat sinks
I wonder if future Geforce cards will be one node generation behind the more lucrative AI chips, as Nvidia desires to reserve the best dies for cards that have higher margins.
It always starts off way more expensive. I have no problem waiting to buy.
Ångström is the unit (1/10 of a nm), does TSMC actually call the process this or did the article writer get confused?
give up intel
Oh boy can’t wait til the companies pass this price hike onto us.