U.S Department of Commerce finalizes $6.6 billion CHIPS Act funding for TSMC Fab 21 Arizona site

BrikoX · 1 month ago

U.S Department of Commerce finalizes $6.6 billion CHIPS Act funding for TSMC Fab 21 Arizona site

HParker@programming.dev · 1 month ago

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 · 1 month 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