Umkhiqizi we-semiconductor waseTaiwan i-TSMC umemezele ukwethulwa kokukhiqizwa ngobuningi kwezinhlelo ze-single-chip kusetshenziswa inqubo yezobuchwepheshe engu-7-nm+. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi umthengisi ukhiqiza ama-chips okokuqala ngqa esebenzisa i-lithography ebangeni eliqinile le-ultraviolet (EUV), ngaleyo ndlela ethatha esinye isinyathelo sokuncintisana ne-Intel ne-Samsung.
I-TSMC iyaqhubeka nokusebenzisana kwayo neHuawei yaseChina ngokwethula ukukhiqizwa kwezinhlelo ezintsha ze-Kirin 985 ze-single-chip, ezizoba yisisekelo sama-smartphones ochungechunge lwe-tech giant yase-China i-Mate 30. Inqubo efanayo yokukhiqiza isetshenziselwa ukwenza ama-chips e-Apple A13, okulindeleke ukuthi asetshenziswe ku-iPhone ka-2019.
Ngaphezu kokumemezela ukuqala kokukhiqizwa ngobuningi kwama-chips amasha, i-TSMC ikhulume ngezinhlelo zayo zekusasa. Ikakhulukazi, yaziwa mayelana nokwethulwa kokukhiqizwa kwesivivinyo kwemikhiqizo ye-5-nanometer kusetshenziswa ubuchwepheshe be-EUV. Uma izinhlelo zomkhiqizi zingaphazanyiswa, ukukhiqizwa kwe-serial kwama-chips angu-5-nanometer kuzokwethulwa engxenyeni yokuqala yonyaka ozayo, futhi azokwazi ukuvela emakethe sekusondele maphakathi no-2020.
Imboni entsha yenkampani, etholakala eSouthern Science and Technology Park e-Taiwan, ithola ukufakwa okusha mayelana nenqubo yokukhiqiza. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, esinye isitshalo se-TSMC siqala umsebenzi wokulungiselela inqubo ye-3-nanometer. Kukhona nenqubo yenguquko ye-6nm esathuthukiswayo, okungenzeka ibe ngcono isuka kubuchwepheshe be-7nm obusetshenziswayo njengamanje.
Source: 3dnews.ru