[citation][nom]saturnus[/nom]Why would AMD chose a bulk process it's CPUs? GloFo's 32nm SOI process packs transistors as close TSMC's 28nm bulk process and while being similar to the high performance type has a power consumption per transistor similar to the low power type from TSMC.You're really comparing apple produce to Apple products here, ie. it's completely different things entirely.[/citation]
No its actually pretty much the same. AMD went with GoFlo because that's who they have a business deal with. With the recent low yields and productions problems they may be changing business partners.
TSMC is an old company who has a pretty solid history, they churn out alot of chips every year, chips that go inside pretty much every electronic device on the planet.
That is why someone would want to go with them, you know your product will get made, made the way you want it and made in the quantity you need.