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Title: Apple Supplier TSMC Starts Mass Production on 3nm Chips Post by: HCK on January 02, 2023, 04:05:02 pm Apple Supplier TSMC Starts Mass Production on 3nm Chips
Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) today started mass production of next-generation 3-nanometer chips that will be used in future Apple devices like iPhones, reports Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-29/tsmc-mass-produces-next-gen-chips-to-safeguard-global-lead). (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2021/06/3nm-apple-silicon-feature.jpg) TSMC is producing the chips at its southern Taiwan campus, and TSMC chairman Mark Liu said that demand for the technology is "very strong." The 3-nanometer chips will offer improved performance over the current 5-nanometer chips but with 35 percent less power use. Apple could start adopting 3nm processors in 2023, as rumors suggest the A17 in the upcoming iPhone 15 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-15/) Pro will use 3nm technology. In the future, TSMC will manufacture 3nm chips at a U.S. plant that's being built, with production to start in 2026. TSMC's first U.S. plant in Arizona will start with manufacturing 4-nanometer chips (https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/01/tsmc-arizona-4nm-chips-2024/) when it opens in 2024. TSMC is also developing 2nm chip technology, with those cutting-edge chips set to be produced in Taiwan.<div class="linkback">Tag: TSMC (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/tsmc/)</div> This article, "Apple Supplier TSMC Starts Mass Production on 3nm Chips (https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/29/tsmc-3nm-mass-production-begins/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-supplier-tsmc-starts-mass-production-on-3nm-chips.2375247/) in our forums Source: Apple Supplier TSMC Starts Mass Production on 3nm Chips (https://www.macrumors.com/2022/12/29/tsmc-3nm-mass-production-begins/) |