TSMC to fab future AMD Bulldozer CPUs?

Posted on Tuesday, October 18 2011 @ 22:21 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

German tech site ComputerBase picked up a rumor that AMD is considering to let TSMC make future Bulldozer processors.

The current Bulldozer chips are made on GlobalFoundries' 32nm process, but AMD is not happy with the quality of its former manufacturing arm as yields do not reach the desired level.

Perhaps switching some Bulldozer production to TSMC could solve some of AMD's problems, although such a move will take months, if not years to complete.

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