TSMC in September 2008 said its 28nm node, which will offer the option of high-k metal gate (HKMG) and silicon oxynitride (SiON) materials, will enter volume production in the first quarter of 2010. The pure-play foundry has successfully ramped in 40nm, supported by its latest production-proven design infrastructure Reference Flow 9.0.
The sources estimate that 40nm will account for 8-10% of TSMC's total revenues by the end of 2009, and the proportion is likely to reach 15-20% in the second quarter of 2010. TSMC's major customers at 40nm include handset chipmakers, GPU vendors and FPGA chip suppliers.
TSMC 28nm technology on track for Q1 2010
Posted on Monday, May 25 2009 @ 15:21 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck