Comments by "Scott Franco" (@scottfranco1962) on "How AMD Left GlobalFoundries for TSMC" video.

  1. Small nit: AMD started by making minicomputer components, that is, the chips that made CPUs before they were all single chips. Mini computers went from the 1960's into the 1980s and were still more powerful than single chip computers until the late 1980's/early 1990's. AMD also second sourced the 8080, then Zilog's Z800, and finally the 8086 series that started their long patent wars with Intel. AMD has come and gone as a competitor to Intel, more often than not a process generation behind that they "made up for" by being more efficient technologically. It was nice to see AMD finally pull ahead in both technology and process than Intel, but the game is not over. Intel is known for falling behind, then waking up and charging ahead again. We'll see. PS I designed hardware with AMD "bitslice" components in the early 1980's. IMHO AMD always was a step ahead of Intel in design, which Intel overcame by superior process and by sheer number of designers. I am an ex-Intel employee, but I bought Ryzen recently when I upgraded my home system.
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  2. ​ @marctemura2017  Sorry what had that to do with my reply?
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