TSMC 10 nanometers will enter mass production stage at the end of the year, according to equipment operators, including haisi, mediatek, qualcomm, apple and so on four big customers, is expected to the end of the year is expected to complete the chip design finalized (tape - out), and already booking TSMC 10 nanometers capacity next year. For TSMC, next season 1 to 10 nanometers can contribute revenue, quarter by quarter quickly pull litre capacity in 10 nanometers, revenue growth momentum, operational performance will be better this year.
In addition, TSMC seven nanometers forecast in the first half of next year to complete the chip design finalized, season 1 to enter production in 2018, currently include programmable logic gate array (FPGA) is big game spirit thought (Xilinx), huida (NVIDIA graphics chip maker two 16 nano customers, have been identified across 10 nai metric distance generation, directly with TSMC in seven nanometers to cooperate.
TSMC in zhongke 12-inch fabs Fab 15 5 completed 10 nanometers building capacity, the recent development situation better than expected, the first 10 nanochips has reached satisfactory yield, there will be three 10 nanochips finished design finalized, now at the end of the year there will be more chip to complete the design finalized, next season 1 contributed revenue is expected to start. TSMC the continued expansion stage 6 and 7, the future production, in addition to support 10 nanometers will also will be part of the production capacity in 2018 transformed into seven nanometers to enter mass production.
It is understood that TSMC 10 nanometers, huawei group's mainland haisi semiconductors action is the most active, haisi cell phone chips and network processor has determined to adopt TSMC 10 nai metric production process, the end of this year, would be the production fastest. Mobile phone chip maker mediatek miniature also speed up 10 nanometers, next year's Helio X30 will use for mass production, TSMC 10 nanometers fastest season 1 May begin to expand for next year.
Qualcomm, a new generation of mobile phone chips 10 nanometers Snapdragon 830 still appoint by South Korea's samsung foundry, but qualcomm extends the ARM architecture server high performance computing (HPC) the first 10 nanometers processor chip market, but not to the samsung, but by the steering committee, TSMC foundry, could be completed by the end of the same design finalized and import production.
Moreover, apple this year by TSMC 16 nai metric process production A10 Fusion application processor, has been in TSMC south branch factory 12-inch wafer Fab 14 production volumes, the next generation of A11 application processor has determined by TSMC continue to win almost exclusive OEM orders, and A11 is expected to complete the design finalized by the end of October, beginning from committee next season 2 to 10 nai metric cheng foundry TSMC cast slice, and will continue to use the second generation of TSMC integration type fan out wafer level packaging InFO (WLP) technology.
