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Re: The next ACSI?
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ihtfp
on 16/04/2013, 20:20:41 UTC
ok so the Avalon chips are made by TSMC which make chips but dont do custom orders they develop there own chips and you buy them off them...

proof they use TSMC chips
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Avalon#Chip_Specification

and proof they build there own chips not to custom orders http://www.tsmc.com/english/dedicatedFoundry/technology/future_rd.htm

You obviously don't know what you are talking about.  Did you even read the link you posted as 'proof'?  TSMC is a foundry and accepts orders to use their foundry.  Apple is even considering using TSMC for their A7 processor:
http://www.zdnet.com/apple-rumored-to-be-dumping-samsung-in-favor-of-tsmc-for-a7-processors-7000013834/

Lots of big companies are fabless (such as Apple).  Xilinx & Altera have even made their FPGAs at TSMC in the past.  Although I've lost track where the Virtex7 is made now:
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4087890/Xilinx-confirms-Samsung-TSMC-in-UMC-out-at-28-nm
http://www.eetimes.com/design/programmable-logic/4412103/Altera-turns-to-TSMC-s-embedded-flash-process

Anyone can buy foundry time.  You can even run small MPW lots using MOSIS.
https://www.mosis.com/db/pubf/fsched?ORG=TSMC