Tsmc will build a 3nm factory in southern taiwan

TSMC is becoming the absolute market leader in semiconductor manufacturing technology, having managed to get a process running at 7nm when its main rivals, including the all-powerful Intel, are in trouble. Now the company goes much further, with a new factory focused at 3nm.

TSMC already has permission to start building its first 3nm processor factory

TSMC has been cleared to begin construction of a new 3nm chip factory in the South Taiwan Science Park. The new factory is expected to use 20 percent renewable energy and 50 percent recycled water, thereby contributing to caring for the environment. The factory's environmental impact assessment was accepted by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) on December 19, after concerns were raised about water use and energy sources.

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TSMC is expected to invest $ 19.45 million in the project, construction of which will begin in 2022. Production is planned to start in late 2022 or early 2023. TSMC is also building a 5nm chip factory at the same location, which is expected to be operational in late 2019 or early 2020 to take over. to its current process at 7 nm. An excellent project by TSMC that will reaffirm its leadership in the sector.

TSMC is in charge of manufacturing the new Zen 2 7nm chiplets, which will give life to the new EPYC Rome processors, and the third generation AMD Ryzen. This gives Sunnyvale a golden opportunity to outperform Intel in this market, something they have not been able to do since Intel took the lead in 2006 with the arrival of the Core 2 Duo.

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