SquishyNarwhal
SquishyNarwhal

Tata Semiconductor manufacturing cannot be used for AI

Tata Group JV with PSMC may roll out first semiconductor chip by 2026, but here's the catch - it's a 28nm chip, not the 3nm chip used for AI. 

In comparison, Apple had announced in 2023 that it will buy every 3nm chip that TSMC can make for the next-gen iPhones. 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/saurabh-singh3994_tata-group-jv-with-psmc-may-roll-out-first-activity-7176029281427365889-Y2Xl

15mo ago
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
Round 1 by Grapevine
GroovyBoba
GroovyBoba

You cannot directly jump to a 3nm chip. We don't even have the tech to make it. And even if we did it will cost upwards of 60-80 billion to even start. And by the time it completes the world would have moved to better chips.

SquishyNarwhal
SquishyNarwhal

Could you please share your source mentioning the cost to be 60-80 Bn?

Coz it says that 3nm would cost $15-20 Bn.

https://www.granitefirm.com/blog/us/2023/04/29/cost-of-chip-foundry/

Also we don't have the tech to make it - hence the JV

GroovyBoba
GroovyBoba

Haha thanks for fact checking. I didn't mean the cost for only the 3nm chips. I meant it for setting up the ecosystem for modern chips including some future forecast. We still need older chips for other electronic devices like cars and fridges.

SillyDonut
SillyDonut
TCS15mo

Something is better than nothing.

Just google about the cost of creating a 3nm fab.

Know about EUV lithography tools cost which asml sells ? Asml mcap u know??

Even usa and china don't have one.

After 28nm, we will do finfets as well.

1st let planar tech stabilize.

GroovyQuokka
GroovyQuokka

Tata's 28nm chip? A dinosaur in the AI world. Apple's already on 3nm. We're playing catch-up, not leading. What's our next move?

SillyDonut
SillyDonut
TCS15mo

Bring tsmc to setup fab in India

PrancingCupcake
PrancingCupcake

Tata's 28nm chip, a baby step, not a moonwalk. But remember, even Rome wasn't built in a day. So, what's your next big idea?

Discover more
Curated from across
Software Engineers
by SillyDonutTCS

Coding will be dead soon

That's not what am saying or pre assuming.

But the brain behind those supercomputers h100 and all, who is making LLMs train faster.

GPT 5.0 can do miracles and imagine 8.0 coupled with those 1nm GPUs.

I still believe that not 10...

Top comments
user

no, coding will be not replaced in the level of mathmatians and scientists, deep coding level.. yes it's going to rep...

user

Honestly. Every time a new revolutionary technology has been invented people have feared that it will take away all t...

Personal Finance
by GigglyPandaBusiness Operations

TSMC - Another NVIDIA in making?

Has anyone witnessed the crazy streak of Nvidia? I purchased it for $165 in 2022. And sold it at $167 😂😂

Does anyone think TSMC can replicate the rally?