TSMC is still working with the US gov't to be able to manufacture HiSilicon SOCs. Also, AMD have booked a lot of 5nm capacity (for next year, IIRC) - so hopefully Zen 4 is coming b/4 the end of 2021. Apple is probably using a lot of wafers right now in preparation for iPhone 12.If the 5nm rumors are wrong (still not sure ...) who else is taking up the capacity (5nm and other processes)?
We are talking serious business here:
TSMC halts new Huawei orders after US tightens restrictions
Taiwan chipmaker's relationship with second-biggest customer under fireasia.nikkei.com
If the 5nm rumors are wrong (still not sure ...) who else is taking up the capacity (5nm and other processes)?
We are talking serious business here:
TSMC halts new Huawei orders after US tightens restrictions
Taiwan chipmaker's relationship with second-biggest customer under fireasia.nikkei.com
Also, AMD have booked a lot of 5nm capacity (for next year, IIRC) - so hopefully Zen 4 is coming b/4 the end of 2021.
I'm still betting on 12FDXWhat is the chances when AMD does move to a new IOD die (Zen 4 I think), that they tap up Samsung 8nm for that?
Probably get a good deal, lots of capacity without affecting Tsmc supply, mature optimised process so performance and yields will be terrific.
What kind of performance benefits would that enable vs Global foundries 12nm?
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing back when they first showed that block diagram, that AM4 has no way to connect more than x16 + x4 to the CPU no matter what you do. As such you're likely right that one of those x4 blocks is repurposed as a chipset uplink - after all, AMD chipset are just PCIe devices (AFAIK you could hook them up to any PCIe host if you had the ability - it sure would be interesting to see one desoldered, put onto an AIC and connected to an Intel CPU XD ). So you're probably also right that there's a bigger difference between mobile and desktop configurations this time around compared to previous APUs. If some boards support x8+x8 that must mean that the x16 controller supports bifurcation (the last x4 is undoubtedly from the chipset), which is excellent news (though it's still up to motherboard vendors to enable it).@Valantar , I've been scouring the web to find anything useful aside from that block diagram for the Renoir PCIe lane configuration. There's definitely a change from Picasso with respect to what's coming out of the die. Multiple motherboard vendor reference sheets are showing that Renoir APUs definitely show an x16 PEG link. There are a few, notably BioStar's, that show an odd configuration for their first 3 x16 (physical) slots, where it will support an x8/x8/x4 config with no caveats on M.2 port usage or other PCIe slot usage, whereas on Matisse, they show that same config having an issue with one of the PCIe x1 (physical) slots being occupied.
There is a note from VideoCardz that AMD included an additional x4 PCIe link, but I don't see any way that the AM4 socket allows an electrical connection to that additional slot. It may be coming from the chipset, but not properly indicated, but why would that change from Matisse to Renoir?
I'm beginning to think that the hard number of lanes on the die of Renoir is very differently expressed in the mobile package as compared to the desktop package, unlike Picasso and Raven Ridge, where there wasn't a whole lot of difference, save for the no connect on the chipset lanes. I agree that Renoir logically supports a pair of NVME PCIe connected storage devices. That's clearly indicated on the official block diagram and shown in actual shipping configurations. The question is, how do those signals get from the board to the die?
Just want to note that AMD uses the LP/HD 7nm node for Zen 2 so that particular point is not working like you seem to think it is.1. Those 5nm are LP node. Not for use on Desktop.
Isn't AMD supposedly going to use a somewhat custom 5nm node according to some rumors? Unlike 7nm it is at least conceivable for this to happen given AMD's massive growth recently (especially with upcoming datacenter growth). Not saying it's true, but there are definitely less plausible rumors out there.Just want to note that AMD uses the LP/HD 7nm node for Zen 2 so that particular point is not working like you seem to think it is.
DigiTimes reported that TSMC is doing a customized N5 for AMD, and that Apple now wants it too. But DigiTimes is also the source for the rumor that AMD would be using N5P this autumn already, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Isn't AMD supposedly going to use a somewhat custom 5nm node according to some rumors? Unlike 7nm it is at least conceivable for this to happen given AMD's massive growth recently (especially with upcoming datacenter growth). Not saying it's true, but there are definitely less plausible rumors out there.
I think you are mixing package technology and chip design approach. Having cache or memory as separate chips has been done for decades. HBM does that. With 386 cache was still external before it was moved into the chip with 486. And so on.
AMD so far only used MCM for packaging its chips, first only with Epyc/Threadripper for Zen/Zen+, now with both Epyc/Threadripper and desktop Ryzen for Zen 2. They talked about using other packaging technologies, interposer was considered for Zen 2 but MCM was more flexible (see slide 8 of 27).
In AMD's case “chiplets” specifically refers to the Zen 2 chips where the dies are no longer self sufficient (like Zeppelin was) but require a counterpart (CCD + IOD) to form a complete chip.
Indeed, which is why part of the discussion here was about how much of a lead time would be necessary for the rumor to be true.
Ah, right. Guess we'll see.I hope you're right. That's supposed to be my next PC. I guess it's really going to be whatever is AMD's first 5nm desktop CPU, so if it's a Zen3 shrink then so be it.
What is your current CPU/PC?I hope you're right. That's supposed to be my next PC. I guess it's really going to be whatever is AMD's first 5nm desktop CPU, so if it's a Zen3 shrink then so be it.
Just want to note that AMD uses the LP/HD 7nm node for Zen 2 so that particular point is not working like you seem to think it is.
I'm still betting on 12FDX
What is your current CPU/PC?
With a CPU that good already in your possession, why do you want to upgrade it so soon(relatively speaking)?3900x + Radeon VII. I got that as an upgrade from 1800x + VegaFE. The goal was for Zen4 + maybe Big Navi (or 2nd gen Big Navi) in 2021, but at this rate, I'm not sure when Zen4 will be ready.
You're asking "Why upgrade?", on an enthusiast forum? LOL.With a CPU that good already in your possession, why do you want to upgrade it so soon(relatively speaking)?
With a CPU that good already in your possession, why do you want to upgrade it so soon(relatively speaking)?
i have 3 desktops in my house hold, so i can justify one upgrade every new generation, I get that one and then i hand the old one downCuz I feel like it.
i have 3 desktops in my house hold, so i can justify one upgrade every new generation, I get that one and then i hand the old one down
Right now I'm on a once-every-two-generations upgrade cycle, though if AMD starts dragging their feet I may have to rethink things.
I see a 4800X in your future.Right now I'm on a once-every-two-generations upgrade cycle, though if AMD starts dragging their feet I may have to rethink things.
I see a 4800X in your future.
The gift that keeps on giving. In someone's imagination anyway.