Allen
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AMD works closely with TSMC on 7nm.
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TSMC Ramps Volume Manufacturing For 7nm Using EUV Scanners, Expects 5nm By 2020
[TSMC] high-performance 7nm parts hit the market in 2H 2019 through AMD (Intel’s equivalent 10nm parts are expected to arrive later by the end of 2019). They have even started risk production of 5nm parts and expect volume production by 2020.
TSMC expects almost all of its 7nm capacity to be fully utilized by the third quarter of 2019. Apple will take the biggest bite out of its 7nm capacity with Qualcomm and AMD following behind. This does mean, however, that AMD’s 7nm parts will be facing supply issues during 2H 2019
We'll see if 7nm "supply issues" lead to AMD price increases towards the end of 2019. If one is cost conscious, it may be good to buy the 7nm AMD CPUs & GPUs when they hit the market (assuming they perform) and not wait for the usual price drops.
