TSMC has started mass production on 3nm process

TSMC started the first mass production on its 3nm process on Thursday. It was already planned by the Taiwanese manufacturer to start production in the second half of 2022, which has now been achieved.

Digitimes previously wrote that TSMC would succeed in starting mass production on a 3nm process before the end of this year. Mass production has started in one of TSMC’s factories in southern Taiwan, writes Reuters. “TSMC maintains its technology leadership while making significant investments in Taiwan,” said TSMC CEO Mark Liu at a ceremony held in Tainan City to mark the production and capacity expansion. Liu adds that the demand for the company’s 3nm chip is “very high”, partly due to the increasing demand for 5G devices.

Apple in particular is expected to use the production process in the future. Earlier there were rumors that all iPhone 16 models would run on 3nm socs. It was also later revealed that the company would have started designing an M3 soc based on TSMC’s 3nm process. The Macbook 14 and 16, the Mac Studio and Mac mini would also receive an M3 Pro-soc that is made on that process. At the beginning of December, TSMC also announced that it will build a second factory in the US state of Arizona, which will produce 3nm chips.