Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTSMC Is At Least 10 Years Ahead Of China Because Of 2nm Tech Says Ministerwccftech.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down10
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkTSMC Is At Least 10 Years Ahead Of China Because Of 2nm Tech Says Ministerwccftech.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarealcoholicornlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·3 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 Moon@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoI don’t believe SMIC has commercially viable 5 nm.
minus-squarethreeganzi@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 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.