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?
"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."
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HParker@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y
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@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y
It's a matter of Taiwanese law.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-cannot-produce-2nm-chips-overseas-until-domestic-output-becomes-more-advanced-confirms-taiwanese-govt-official