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[Rumour] ATI’s next generation is 40nm?
VR-Zone - February 23, 2010 6:26 PM
According to Fudzilla’s sources, ATI’s next generation GPUs will continue to be manufactured at TSMC’s 40nm process. With TSMC canceling the 32nm process, the next shrink is expected to be the full-node 28nm process. The report claims that TSMC’s 28nm process has now slipped to 2011. Furthermore, Globalfoundries’ 28nm bulk process is scheduled for 2011, as well, leaving ATI with no choice but to build their next generation GPUs on the same 40nm process HD 5000 series products are fabricated on.Earlier rumours claimed TSMC were on track to ramp 28nm production by Q4 2010. If the delays to 2011 are indeed true, we can expect 40nm to take us all the way to 2011. Altenatively, ATI might choose to delay their next generation GPU to fit with the 28nm schedule - be it Globalfoundries or TSMC. Given Nvidia’s delays, and assuming the GTX 400 series does not significantly outperform ATI’s HD 5800/5900 series (and their refreshes), this would be the right moment for ATI to hang on. More next page.
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