2026-01-26 17:58 UTC
Wait, so excuse my ignorance here, if they are made by others in Tawain, what does nvidia do? They just program them then?
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@Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-01-26 18:25
NVIDIA handles hardware design and software components, TSMC handles actual silicon manufacturing, and a third party handles assembly. This is the case for nearly all hardware companies outside of Intel, Samsung, and a few domestic companies in the PRC.
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@Luminotik@lemmy.world 2026-01-26 21:52
You’re not far off. It’s kinda like NVIDIA is the architect who designs the house while TSMC are the guys who actually build it. The reason for that split is that maintaining fabs (the facilities which actually produce the chips with EUV machines) is insanely expensive and requires much different staff, resources, and expertise than doing the chip design itself.