aog T(@Taog_1575):It is well known in industry that in recent years, Apple request foundry do one thing to maximize the die utilization of 1 wafer. Actually, this only gain a few % for available chip number but it request foundry process, especially Lithography, need to change entirely. So serving Apple is not a easy thing. XD. Although Apple chip is small die size, but due to this thing you will need to maintain two process in same node. Or maybe Apple will abandon this request for Intel regarding to its very slow yield ramp up. After all, Apple first priority is secured 2nd source, so they may sacrifice some profit and performance XD

2026.11.01 03:06

It is well known in industry that in recent years, Apple request foundry do one thing to maximize the die utilization of 1 wafer. Actually, this only gain a few % for available chip number but it request foundry process, especially Lithography, need to change entirely. So serving Apple is not a easy thing. XD. Although Apple chip is small die size, but due to this thing you will need to maintain two process in same node. Or maybe Apple will abandon this request for Intel regarding to its very slow yield ramp up. After all, Apple first priority is secured 2nd source, so they may sacrifice some profit and performance XD

aog T@Taog_1575

2026.11.01 01:45

“18A 在Q3良率以两位数的速度提升” God bless Apple. Have a good luck. XD