One of the most adverse circumstances in the IT-market in late October is the fact that the company TSMC again faced with the problems in the production of 40 nm chips. This adds to worry about its partners, especially those who are interested in the issue of productive GPU. Of course, the company nVidia and AMD are not delighted with delayed deliveries, because right now the demand for high performance and productive cards grows. TSMC Chairman Morris Chang (Morris Chang) reported that in early October, yield 40 nm chips dropped to about 40%, and that the company now operates around the clock to resolve the issue, hoping to solve the problems before the end of this quarter and the year 2010.

Supplies companies TSMC is one of the most important factors in terms of availability of video cards with 40 nm chips, and, given the current state of the market GPU, the recent release of a series of Radeon HD 5000 and the upcoming release of Fermi, the problem with the 40 nm chips will not allow manufacturers to purchase the number of chips, enough for In order to meet demand in the pre-holiday season sales.

Representatives of TSMC assure that everything possible is done to ensure the required number of chips, and that the second quarter of this year, the percentage yield has improved considerably. Several months ago, out 40 nm chips was only 20-30%.