Njengoba nazi ezindabeni zethu zangaphambilini, i-TSMC ingumkhiqizi wenkontileka omkhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Njengoba wazi futhi ama-tech giants amaningi afana Apple, I-Qualcomm noma i-MediaTek ayinawo amandla okukhiqiza ama-chip, ngakho-ke baphendukela ku-TSMC noma ku-Samsung ngemiklamo yabo ye-chip. Isibonelo, i-chip ye-Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 yangonyaka odlule yakhiqizwa yi-TSMC isebenzisa inqubo engu-7nm, kanti i-Snapdragon 888 yalo nyaka ikhiqizwa yi-Samsung Foundry division isebenzisa inqubo ye-5nm. Manje, i-Counterpoint Research ishicilele ukubikezela kwayo kwemakethe ye-semiconductor yalo nyaka. Ngokusho kwakhe, ukuthengiswa kuzokwenyuka ngo-12% kuye ku-92 billion dollars (cishe i-1,98 trillion CZK).
I-Counterpoint Research iphinde ilindele ukuthi i-TSMC ne-Samsung Foundry zikhule ngo-13-16% futhi ngokulandelana kulo nyaka. 20%, nokuthi inqubo yokuqala eshiwo ye-5nm izoba yikhasimende elikhulu kunawo wonke Apple, ezosebenzisa u-53% womthamo wayo. Ngokukhethekile, ama-chips e-A14, A15 Bionic kanye ne-M1 azokhiqizwa kule migqa. Ngokwesilinganiso senkampani, ikhasimende lesibili ngobukhulu le-semiconductor giant yaseTaiwan kuzoba yi-Qualcomm, okufanele isebenzise amaphesenti angama-5 okukhiqiza kwayo okungu-24nm. Ukukhiqizwa kwe-5nm kulindeleke ukuthi kubangele u-5% wama-silicon wafers angu-12-intshi kulo nyaka, okukhuphuke ngamaphesenti amane kusukela ngonyaka odlule.
Ngokuqondene nenqubo ye-7nm, ikhasimende elikhulu le-TSMC kulo nyaka kufanele kube i-AMD processor giant, okuthiwa isebenzisa amaphesenti angama-27 omthamo wayo. Okwesibili ku-oda kufanele kube umdondoshiya emkhakheni wamakhadi wehluzo i-Nvidia ngamaphesenti angama-21. I-Counterpoint Research ilinganisela ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwe-7nm kuzoba ngu-11% wama-wafers angu-12-intshi kulo nyaka.
Kokubili i-TSMC ne-Samsung zikhiqiza ama-chips ahlukene, okuhlanganisa nalawo enziwe kusetshenziswa i-EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) lithography. Isebenzisa imisebe ye-ultraviolet yokukhanya ukuze ifake amaphethini azacile kakhulu kuma-wafer ukusiza onjiniyela bakhe amasekhethi. Le ndlela isize i-founderries ukushintshela ku-5nm yamanje kanye nenqubo ye-3nm ehleliwe yonyaka ozayo.
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