Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, abakhiqizi be-chipset bebekhiqiza ama-chips abo aphezulu ngokusekelwe kubuchwepheshe benqubo ye-5nm. Nokho, abakhiqizi basebenzela inqubo ethuthuke kakhulu besebenzisa amanodi angu-3 no-2 nm.
Manje kubukeka sengathi i-TSMC, okuyiyona eyenza izinkontileka ezinkulu emhlabeni, izoqala ukukhiqizwa ngobuningi bama-chipset ama-3nm kusuka ngonyaka ozayo. Ngokuvumelana ne embikweni, inkampani izoqala ukukhiqizwa engxenyeni yesibili ka-2022 ngamandla okucubungula ama-wafers angama-30.
Kuyengezwa futhi ukuthi ngenxa yezibopho ze-oda engxenyeni ye- Apple I-TSMC izokwandisa umthamo wokukhiqiza wanyanga zonke wenqubo yayo ye-3nm iye kumayunithi angama-55 ku-000, futhi ihlela ukwandisa umkhiqizo kungakapheli unyaka olandelayo. kufika ku-2022 izingcezu ngenyanga.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nobuchwepheshe bamanje bezinqubo ze-5nm, ubuchwepheshe obusha benqubo ye-3nm bunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla ngamaphesenti angama-30 futhi bukhuphule ukusebenza ngamaphesenti ayi-15. Ngisho nama-oda ama-3nm chips, inkampani izoqhubeka nokugxila kuma-chips we-5nm futhi.
Lo nyaka TSMC izokwandisa umthamo wayo wokukhiqiza we-5nm chip ukuhlangabezana nezidingo ezikhulayo. Njengamanje, umthamo wayo ungamayunithi angama-90 ngenyanga, kepha engxenyeni yokuqala yalo nyaka izokwenyuselwa kumayunithi angama-000. Ekupheleni kwalo nyaka, uhlela ukukhulisa umthamo wokukhiqiza ube ngamayunithi ayi-105.
Umthamo wokukhiqizwa kwe-chip we-TSMC we-2024nm kulindeleke ukuthi ufinyelele kumayunithi angama-5 ngo-160. Ngaphezu kwe-Apple, amakhasimende aphambili enkampani asebenzisa ubuchwepheshe benqubo ye-000nm yi-AMD, I-MediaTek, Marvell, Broadcom kanye Qualcomm phakathi kwabanye.
Kodwa-ke, i-TSMC inikele ngezinsizakusebenza zayo eziningi ku-Apple njengoba inkampani ilungiselela ukwethula uchungechunge lwayo lwe-iPhone 13, oluzofaka i-chipset ye-A15 eyenziwe ngobuchwepheshe be-5nm + noma be-N5P. Empeleni, iyinodi ye-5nm eyenziwe ngcono futhi eletha ukusebenza kahle kwamandla.
