MediaTek unhappy with TSMC 10nm yields but will stick around for 7nm

Posted on Thursday, March 09 2017 @ 13:49 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
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Industry sources told DigiTimes that fabless chip designer MediaTek is not satisfied with the yields its getting from TSMC's 10nm process, but that it will enter risk production on the newer 7nm node in Q2 2017:
TSMC will enter risk production for a MediaTek chip on the newer 7nm process in the second quarter, said the sources, adding that the SoC incorporates 12 CPU cores. TSMC disclosed previously the node technology will be ready for risk production later in the first quarter.

In addition, speculation has circulated that the low yield rates for TSMC's 10nm process could affect shipments of MediaTek's Helio X30 chips. In response, MediaTek claimed there is no change to the shipment schedule.


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