Guru3D.com
  • HOME
  • NEWS
    • Channels
    • Archive
  • DOWNLOADS
    • New Downloads
    • Categories
    • Archive
  • GAME REVIEWS
  • ARTICLES
    • Rig of the Month
    • Join ROTM
    • PC Buyers Guide
    • Guru3D VGA Charts
    • Editorials
    • Dated content
  • HARDWARE REVIEWS
    • Videocards
    • Processors
    • Audio
    • Motherboards
    • Memory and Flash
    • SSD Storage
    • Chassis
    • Media Players
    • Power Supply
    • Laptop and Mobile
    • Smartphone
    • Networking
    • Keyboard Mouse
    • Cooling
    • Search articles
    • Knowledgebase
    • More Categories
  • FORUMS
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT

New Reviews
Hitman III: PC graphics perf benchmark review
TeamGroup CX2 1TB SATA3 SSD review
EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra review
Corsair 5000D PC Chassis Review
NZXT Kraken X63 RGB Review
ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT STRIX OC LC Review
TerraMaster F5-221 NAS Review
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X TRIO Review
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 NITRO+ review
Corsair HS70 Bluetooth Headset Review

New Downloads
Prime95 download version 30.4 build 8
CrystalDiskInfo 8.10.0 Download
SiSoft Sandra 20/20 download v30.92
AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 21.1.1 driver download
CPU-Z download v1.95
Intel HD graphics Driver Download Version: DCH 27.20.100.9168
HWiNFO Download v6.41 (4355 Beta)
GeForce 461.33 hotfix driver download
AIDA64 Download Version 6.32.5620 beta
3DMark Download v2.16.7117 + Time Spy


New Forum Topics
Rtx 3080 msi afterburner voltage curve?! Review: Palit GeForce GTX 1650 KalmX (Passively cooled) Does a really good silent video card exist? SilverStone NJ700 power supply unit with a capacity of 700W is fanless 3080 Owner's thread! GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 461.33 RTX 3060 Ti owners thread Quick question: newer gen GPU for 600W PSU E8600@4.5ghz or Q9650@4ghz for Windows XP reverse sleeper build ? NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 available at the end of February




Guru3D.com » News » TSMC expects 5nm production in 2020

TSMC expects 5nm production in 2020

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/19/2016 11:38 AM | source: | 19 comment(s)
TSMC expects 5nm production in 2020

So the story goes like this, we'll see 16, 15 and 14nm solicon this year. Then in two years we'll see 7nm .. and two years later in 2020 we'll be at 5nm ! Man we are running our of scale, so after nanometer we'll enter picometer. 

Anyway, TSMC will be ready to roll out its 5nm process technology two years after the launch of its 7nm node. Digitimes reports the following on the topic; 

TSMC expects to start production of 7nm chips in the first half of 2018, said company co-CEO Mark Liu at a recent investors meeting. He did not specify whether the node would be ready for volume production or just risk production.

In addition, TSMC has been engaged in R&D for 5nm process technology for one year, said Liu, adding that the node will be ready for launch in the first half of 2020.

TSMC also revealed it will be ready to use extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography to make 5nm chips. "We've made significant progress with EUV to prepare for its insertion, likely in 5nm," Liu indicated.

As for 10nm, TSMC expects to qualify the node which will be ready for customer tape-outs in the first quarter of 2016, Liu said.

CC Wei, TSMC's other co-CEO, noted that TSMC's share of the 14/16nm foundry market segment will rise to more than 70% in 2016 from about 40% in 2015. TSMC's 16nm FinFET processes consisting of 16FF (16nm FinFET), 16FF+ (16nm FinFET Plus) and 16FFC (16nm FinFET Compact) will account for more than 20% of the foundry's total wafer revenues in 2016, Wei said.

The new 16nm FFC node, a low-power and low-cost version of TSMC's 16nm FinFET products, will be ready for volume production in the first quarter of 2016, Wei indicated.

Wei also disclosed TSMC is on track to move its integrated fan-out (InFO) wafer-level packaging technology to volume production in the second quarter of 2016. "We do not expect adoption by a large number of customers. However, we do expect a few very large volume customers," Wei said.

Apple is reportedly among the first wave of customers adopting the InFO packaging technology.







« Review: Seagate ARCHIVE 8TB HDD · TSMC expects 5nm production in 2020 · MSI Launches Gaming 24 AIO Desktop »

4 pages 1 2 3 4


labidas
Senior Member



Posts: 299
Joined: 2013-03-06

#5220627 Posted on: 01/19/2016 12:27 PM
Damn, this gets exciting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_nanometer

Will this mark the end of silicon chips? Or a whole new approach to making transistors?

Kaarme
Senior Member



Posts: 2218
Joined: 2013-03-10

#5220629 Posted on: 01/19/2016 12:33 PM
They don't seem concerned at all, happily talking already about 7 and 5nm, despite the pioneer Intel encountering problems with 10nm.

FerCamâ„¢
Senior Member



Posts: 241
Joined: 2005-10-08

#5220641 Posted on: 01/19/2016 01:33 PM
But there wasn't a quantum barrier somewhere in this scales (less than 10nm) because there was too few atoms to dope the semiconductor material as type N or P?
Will this be the new TSMC 20nm node?

fantaskarsef
Senior Member



Posts: 12056
Joined: 2014-07-21

#5220647 Posted on: 01/19/2016 01:39 PM
Uhm, maybe it's just me, but do you guys really expect them to have it ready in 2020? Maybe they want to have it, but with low yields we're more likely to see anything with such a small scale being available in small numbers, and then they will sell it to mobile manufacturer probably. That's just what I think will happen, so don't panic.

labidas
Senior Member



Posts: 299
Joined: 2013-03-06

#5220673 Posted on: 01/19/2016 02:32 PM
But there wasn't a quantum barrier somewhere in this scales (less than 10nm) because there was too few atoms to dope the semiconductor material as type N or P?
Will this be the new TSMC 20nm node?

http://www.kitguru.net/components/anton-shilov/samsung-vows-to-start-10nm-chip-production-in-2016-shows-first-wafers/

Guess it's been solved for 10nm. Bet afterwards they'll transition from SiO2 to SiGe. 7nm should give 50% perf over 10nm.
Who knows... there are even working 1.8nm carbon transistors. And beyond...
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-07/22/tiniest-processor-moores-law

4 pages 1 2 3 4


Post New Comment
Click here to post a comment for this news story on the message forum.


Guru3D.com © 2021