A WikiChip evaluation of TSMC’s next-generation 5 nanometer N5P silicon fabrication node estimates a large 84-87% enhance in transistor densities on supply in comparison with the corporate’s first business 7 nm-class node, the N7 (7 nm DUV). The report estimates an 87% transistor-density enhance, though TSMC’s personal determine is barely modest, at 84%. TSMC N5P node is predicted to begin manufacturing later this yr. Its precursor, TSMC N5, started threat manufacturing earlier this yr, with manufacturing on the node may begin in April or May, until derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The N5P node supplies transistor densities of an estimated 171.three million transistors per mm² die space, in comparison with 91.2 mTr/mm² of N7. Apple is predicted to be the node’s greatest buyer in 2020, with the corporate constructing its A14-series SoC on it.
