TSMC problems with the release level of suitable 40 nm chips did not disappear, according to NVIDIA representatives.
The scarcity of 40 nm video chip in the past half-year forced AMD to be switched to the use of 55 nm video chip, and TSMC company isolated for the production of 55 nm graphic chips AMD a part of the production capacities, which originally were used for the release of 55 nm chipset AMD. made some logical calculation: video chip in production and sale are more advantageous than chipset. As a result arose the scarcity of 55 nm chipset.
Let us recall that on 55 nm technology are released AMD chipset last generation, which uses the south bridge SB850 with the native support of six ports SATA-600. Chipset in this series also possesses a good overclocking potential. According to the evaluations of associate , it will be possible to solve the situation with the scarcity of 55 nm AMD chipset not earlier than the end of September.