nVidia G(T)300 already taped out, A1 silicon in Santa Clara

jmke · 16th May 2009, 23:05

ccording to our sources, nVidia got the silicon a while ago, meaning that the chip taped out between January and March. The silicon is A1, but neither of our sources wanted to confirm is this the final silicon or will nVidia be forced to tape out A2 silicon to get production-grade yields. We heard that both ATI and nVidia have issues with TSMC's 40nm, and both companies are testing with the alternative company. If 40nm production yields don't satisfy, expect 32nm bulk silicon parts coming out of a certain Foundry with Global intentions sooner than later.

The specifications are identical to the rumored ones - given that now we have multiple sources close to the heart of the company confirming the specifications to us, we now feel comfortable and no longer consider GT300 information to be in the rumor territory.
http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news...nta-clara.aspx

16th May 2009, 23:05	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	nVidia G(T)300 already taped out, A1 silicon in Santa Clara ccording to our sources, nVidia got the silicon a while ago, meaning that the chip taped out between January and March. The silicon is A1, but neither of our sources wanted to confirm is this the final silicon or will nVidia be forced to tape out A2 silicon to get production-grade yields. We heard that both ATI and nVidia have issues with TSMC's 40nm, and both companies are testing with the alternative company. If 40nm production yields don't satisfy, expect 32nm bulk silicon parts coming out of a certain Foundry with Global intentions sooner than later. The specifications are identical to the rumored ones - given that now we have multiple sources close to the heart of the company confirming the specifications to us, we now feel comfortable and no longer consider GT300 information to be in the rumor territory. http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news...nta-clara.aspx __________________

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