Quote from: bystander on August 16, 2013, 02:18:43 AM

Quote from: erk on August 16, 2013, 02:12:23 AM

Quote from: dddbtc on August 16, 2013, 01:53:27 AM

Yifu is definently a f*$# boy, but isn't the more plausible scenario that a bunch of Chinese chip orders have already arrived because they don't have to deal with outgoing and incoming customs checks. AND that Yifu was being at least slightly dishonest/incompetent.

The chips are made by TSMC in Taiwan, they pass through customs to get to China.

For these chips, they could've been made in Shanghai at TSMC Fab #10 which opened in 2004.

TSMC Limited, Fab 10
4000, Wen Xiang Rd., Songjiang,
Shanghai, China

135 Boxes reportedly containing 2.1 million chips were shipped from Shanghai to Hong Kong on June 25th.

Except Fab 10 is 130nm and I haven't see any news about it being upgraded to 110nm or smaller.

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Presently, TSMC's Fab10 mainly uses 180-nm process and turns out about 45,000 wafers per month. After the capacity expansion is completed, the foundry factory's monthly output will be expanded to over 49,000 units at the end of this year. Furthermore, the firm is also going to upgrade the factory's production process into 130-nm, which will further drive up its maximum output.

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/TSMC+ready+to+expand+output+at+Fab10+in+Shanghai.-a0235281019