TSMC is looking to take its 7nm EUV process node on the road in March. The company’s current 7nm process recently made its gaming debut with the Radeon VII, the “world’s first 7nm gaming GPU” from AMD, showing off what a difference a process node can make. But to keep Moore’s momentum up, the fab has now announced an EUV-augmented 7nm process will be ready to roll out in March.
The pure-play fab – it doesn’t make any of its own chips – currently takes care of most of Nvidia’s product stack, including Nvidia Turing graphics cards. However, it also recently picked up most of AMD’s business once GlobalFoundries, ex-AMD subsidiary and once-favoured foundry, said no more (no Moore?) to investing further in 7nm R&D.
There’s now speculation growing that Global Foundries is seeking a buyer. The company has been rapidly downsizing: selling off fabs, cutting staff, and amending agreements with AMD and the Chengdu municipality in China. Efforts to streamline the company have led onlookers to believe the company’s owners, Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Investment, may be looking to sell.