Posted on Friday, September 27 2019 @ 18:28 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Yesterday we wrote about tight supply
of TSMC's 7nm node and now word is going around that the foundry's other high-end nodes are also close to full utilization. DigiTimes
reports capacity on TSMC's 10nm, 12nm and 16nm nodes is also tight these days:
TSMC sees strong demand not just for its 7nm manufacturing node. Some of Taiwan's IC designers have reported that they have been unable to secure full support for their demand from the foundry house's 16nm, 12nm and 10nm nodes that are also becoming tight in supply. In fact, many Taiwanese IC design service providers have seen strong demand from Chinese clients keen on developing their own CPUs and GPUs in line with China's ambition to significantly improve its semiconductor self-sufficiency, the importance of which has been underlined by the country's ongoing trade war with the US.
