Not to be dunked in coffee
TSMC is to push ahead with plans to begin trial
production on 18-inch wafers in 2010.
According to DigiTimes most other manufacturers are
thinking more conservatively about their expansions plans. However TSMC is cooperating with equipment and material
suppliers to push the advance to 18-inch wafer production.
It thinks that they time will be ripe to begin trial
production in 2010. The current cunning plan is to focusing on ramping yield
rates on its 40nm process, TSMC will also begin 28nm production in
first-quarter 2010.