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U.S Department of Commerce finalizes $6.6 billion CHIPS Act funding for TSMC Fab 21 Arizona site (www.tomshardware.com)

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The site will build chips on TSMC's A16 (1.6nm-class) and N2 (2nm-class) process technologies

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought i had read that TSMC was keeping 2nm and more advanced technology domestic. I guess that only applies up to 2030? Maybe because they will have a new more advanced method by then.

It is interesting that they work up to 2nm starting from 4nm and 5nm. Are those processes significantly easier or cheaper to start?

[–] BrikoX 2 points 1 day ago

It's a matter of Taiwanese law.

"Since Taiwan has related regulations to protect its own technologies, TSMC cannot produce 2nm chips overseas currently," Kuo said at a meeting of the Economics Committee in Taipei, reports Taipei Times. "Although TSMC plans to make 2nm chips [abroad] in the future, its core technology will stay in Taiwan."

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-cannot-produce-2nm-chips-overseas-until-domestic-output-becomes-more-advanced-confirms-taiwanese-govt-official