• Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM
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    1 month ago

    One would need competitive markets (not only at the fab level) for “billion in savings” to be passed on the consumer.

    • Atemu
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      1 month ago

      Well, it’s an engineer who said it, not a sales rep.

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        1 month ago

        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.

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          They always are!

          But the original prices without such advancements would be much higher, you see :D