For MANY years Taiwanese Company TSMC's was lagging behind Intel on the Technological a production especially in terms of entry Into a production of new Technological standards. But the time the when Taiwan is ready to Become a technology leader, is getting closer . At the end of this year's, as with Already known, TSMC's mass- start the production Semiconductors with the Norms of 10 nm. Intel Company enterprise will take this step only in the: second the half of the next year's, behind TSMC's a three or a four Quarters.
The next barrier - mass production with 7 nm - will BE taken by TSMC's in the first the quarter of 2018. TSMC's SURPASS Also Samsung, which plan to start qualification Plans 7-nm process technology in the second half: in next year's - after a three Quarters of TSMC's. TSMC's Company enterprise will do IT AT the end of the this year's or the first the quarter of 2017. THUS, TSMC's will of the BE the first time in the history the technology leader in the industry for the the production of semiconductors.
At the next conference, the reporting TSMC 's CEO, Mark Liu , said that the rate of failure in the manufacture of advanced 7-nm 128 Mbit SRAM array-is 60-70%. To the complete development and to the move Within the company for the first time over the years significantly increases the annual budget for development - to $ 2.2 billion Workforce engineers will also grow :. from 5123 people to 5690 people. On 7-nm process, according to the company , already has 20 the customers.
According to company management, the development of 7 nm process technology-will allow TSMC's challenge Intel - is the release of processors for the server market. Today, Intel in the server market Holds 98- 99%. TSMC's collaboration with ARM and Numerous clients Gives a chance to the create such wonderful alternative server platforms, IT CAN Defeat Intel lead .
TSMC's Company Understand that IT only Produces what others are Developing. The Process technology Gives a lot, But not everything.