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No, developing a semiconductor manufacturing process requires far more than the equipment.



I don’t know how to make a semiconductor, but does that mean that Intel couldn’t make a 7nm even if you gave them access to TSMCs fab, because they don’t know how to design a 7nm chip?


Assuming no knowledge of the process, Yup!

Although it's maybe complicated by the fact that Intel has active development on 7nm, so they might be able to pick up hints from an existing 7nm line.




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