Taiwanese news outlets are reporting that TSMC will hold a ceremony on December 29 to officially announce the launch of 3nm mass production. Apple will be the primary customer for the first two series of 3nm semiconductors from the Tainan Fab 18, which are expected to go into upcoming products like the iPhone 15.
TSMC will start the New Year with a limited-capacity N3 node process before moving to the more stable and efficient full-production N3E later in 2023, followed by N3P in 2024. That year, TSMC will bring its 2nm GAA process into trial production at a Hsinchu plant for mass production in 2025.
