Korea and Taiwan are already ahead of the US in semiconductor fabrication so IDK what you’re talking about. The US also isn’t competitive on cost of production either. The only reason for anyone to build a fab here is for geopolitical reasons and because the government is giving away billions in tax dollars to subsidize it.
Korkki@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s one way to kill off the remaining American foundry business, since if US can’t compete now and Korean and Chinese workers are as good, then there is no reason to shift production off in the long term.
LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world 2 months ago
GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Did Intel ever get its foundry business off the ground? I remember some announcements in the last year or two, and then some rumors of yields not being good enough for the customers to move forward, and now some rumors of Intel thinking of spinning off the business. This partnership might be a watered down version of those plans.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Last I heard Intel claimed that their next process 18A should be on track and amazing.
But as far as I remember they said the same about the current 20A process.It looks weird that they call it Angstrom when his name was Ångstrøm. I know that’s the name of the international unit, but still.
If you can’t spell or pronounce a name correctly, maybe you should call it something else.
It’s like they are struggling to be cool, but instead they look goofy.Maybe we should call mr. Gelsinger for mr. Geringer here, which would mean smaller in German.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 months ago
They didn’t name the node size after the guy they named it after the unit since it’s approaching sub-nanometer node size.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I literally already wrote that:
I know that Angstrom is the international name of the unit
GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Intel canceled their 20A after bad results, and shifted focus to 18A.
It’s even to the point that their own Arrow Lake chips are going to be fabbed by TSMC.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Oh I didn’t know it was completely cancelled, sounds like the infamous 10nm all over again.
But I’m pretty sure Pat Gelsinger claimed 20A would be amazing, right up until there were complaints that the yields were awful.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I don’t see how this would seriously impact for instance Global Foundries? Lots of things aren’t bleeding edge.
AFAIK Global Foundries survive on niche productions and on being a trusted partner. Despite not being nearly as well known as TSMC Intel and Samsung. Global foundries is the #3 biggest foundry in the world by revenue.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlobalFoundries
LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world 2 months ago
GlobalFoundries is American in name only. It’s owned by the Saudis.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It has the most advanced factory in USA, that’s not name only.
LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Advanced how? It doesn’t offer the most advanced process node fabricated in the USA that’s for sure.