Perhaps the next generation of graphics solutions ATI, which, hopefully, will appear at the end of 2010, will be developed on 28nm process technology. Thus, the manufacturer passes 32nm process technology, and after 40 nm goes directly to 28nm. This chip can be the first chip, the development of which will be trusted as TSMC, and GlobalFoundries. The company hopes to finalize GlobalFoundries 28nm process technology in late 2010, probably in the 4 th quarter, and ATI will surely become one of the first customers.

If ATI does not want to risk, then it will order a new graphics chip, and TSMC, and GlobalFoundries, and then look at what the two chip manufacturers get better. Depending on the results of different possible scenarios, in particular, there is a possibility that the plate for the new ATI chips for graphics cards will be simultaneously produced in the factories of both companies. AMD has not officially announced that it will make GPUs in Dresden, but it is unlikely to surprise anyone.

Given that continuing problems with TSMC 40 nm process technology, most likely that companies like ATI and nVidia will prefer to order new chips to other manufacturers, for example, GF.