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TSMC's 2nm process will reportedly get another price hike — $30,000 per wafer for latest cutting-edge tech (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

It doesn't go straight from wafer to retail. The margins will likely be much thinner. There's also the cost of chip packaging, plus manufacturing a board you can plug into your computer or server.

Besides, every time a new process is introduced, the yields fall. Some of it may be salvagable so they go ahead and sell the parts at a lower price. That's how we get M3 Max, Pro, and regular flavor.