Globalfoundries 14nm LPE yields reportedly reach mass production phase

Posted on Wednesday, April 29 2015 @ 16:00 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
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FUD Zilla came across rumors that GlobalFoundries' 14nm LPE (Low Power Early) FinFET process is now ready for mass production. Earlier this year the foundry officially announced its 14nm LPE process passed certification but the 14nm LPP (Low Power Plus) process for higher-performance parts isn't expected to pass certification until Q3 2015 before hitting production status in Q1 2016.
The 14nm LPP system is being pushed towards mobile processors and high-performance core product. This includes AMD next-generation CPU and GPU technology which will use 14nm FinFET technology. Since Gloflo is its old chum it is almost certain that AMD will get them first.

Nvidia might use GloFlo tech in its next generation Tegra processor and GPU .This is just a rumour and besides TSMC is its normal partner, but secretly Nvidia might have hooked up with Samsung. If this is the case then since GloFlo and Samsung are also allies, it is possible that it could get the work.


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