Some IC design houses which have failed to secure sufficient 28nm production capacity at TSMC, have begun to seek alternative production at Globalfoundries, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), indicated the sources.
TSMC's major clients for 28nm and below processes include Qualcomm, Broadcom, Apple, Samsung Electronics, MediaTek, STMicroelectronics, Infineon Technologies, Renesas Electronics and Texas Instruments (TI), the sources indicated.
TSMC 28nm lead time extended from 10 to 16 weeks
Posted on Friday, May 09 2014 @ 11:32 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck