AMD turns TSMC into a CPU manufacturing giant

[Shintai]

TSMC making AMD CPUs? LOL..maybe a 2Ghz 150W 45nm K10 will be the new flag product?

TSMC is generic process. While AMD and Intel uses a highly specialized one to obtain the properties they need. TSMC is just "cheap" at 45nm its far far from "efficient". Intel or AMD making GPUs on a specialized process is something that could make an inferiour GPU beat anything.

Also I dont know if people forgot. X86 license demand anyone? AMD still needs to make the vast majority inhouse.

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TSMC making AMD CPUs? LOL..maybe a 2Ghz 150W 45nm K10 will be the new flag product?

TSMC is generic process. While AMD and Intel uses a highly specialized one to obtain the properties they need. TSMC is just "cheap" at 45nm its far far from "efficient". Intel or AMD making GPUs on a specialized process is something that could make an inferiour GPU beat anything.

Also I dont know if people forgot. X86 license demand anyone? AMD still needs to make the vast majority inhouse.

It´s probably for the Fusion part.

[Shintai]

It´s probably for the Fusion part.

Fusion would be a singledie concept. I dont know what people expect. But Fusion is like value Nehalem. IGP+CPU. So I dont see any advantage of having some very small extra die external. The GPU part would be something like 5-10% of the CPU. With the weight added on 5%.