The enduring power of 28nm: Unlocking market potential through foundry franchising

In spite of developing advanced Angstrom node chip manufacturing, chips made in  28 nm mature node generating significant revenues in many applications. This article provides detailed analysis exploring the market opportunities, challenges, and after-effects/impact if a 28nm foundry decides to franchise its 28nm foundry technology.

Here’s a list of foundries offering 65nm and 28nm processes, including PSMC, with their general annual wafer per month (wpm) capacities based on available/estimated data:
TSMC: Offers 65nm and 28nm; total capacity 16 million wafers annually (1.33 million wpm).
UMC: Offers 65nm and 28nm; total capacity >750,000 (8-inch equivalent) wafers per month.
GlobalFoundries: Offers 65nm and 28nm; total capacity >1 million wafers per month.
Samsung Foundry: Offers 65nm and 28nm; total capacity >1 million wafers per month.
SMIC: Offers 65nm and 28nm; total capacity >500,000 wafers per month.
HuaHong Semiconductor: Offers 65nm and 28nm; total capacity >200,000 wafers per month.
Tower Semiconductor: Offers 65nm and 28nm; total capacity >100,000 wafers per month.
PSMC: Offers 65nm and 28nm;...