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Apple to get TSMC's initial 2nm capacity, says obvious report

M3 is built with the 3nm process


A new rumor suggests that Apple has already queued up for the majority of TSMC's early 2nm production, but it is perhaps the most obvious report to come out of the supply chain yet.

Apple saturated TSMC's 3nm production with its A17 Pro and M3 processor family, so the company no doubt has plans to do it again for the next process. The 2nm generation may not arrive for some time, however, as it's not expected to go into production until 2025.

According to a Digitimes headline flagged for release on January 25, Apple will get TSMC's initial 2nm capacity. Previous rumors suggest this would be for the iPhone 17 Pro lineup due in late 2025.

Sometimes, supply chain rumors are a little too on the nose, like a weatherman predicting warm weather in the summer. We didn't need an official report to know it was true.

We'll hear more about Apple's investment in the 2nm process as we get closer to 2025. For now, M3 still needs to reveal an Ultra tier in the 3nm process.



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9secondkox2 9 Years · 3235 comments

2025 is moving pretty quick if true. 

3nm just got here. 

A 2026 availability is just two years after 3nm. 


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MisterKit 9 Years · 521 comments

How low can you go?

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daven 17 Years · 731 comments

I’m looking forward to it but I’ll almost certainly get a 3nm MacBook this year.

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danox 12 Years · 3516 comments

No surprise Apple can pay and their designs are finished while most of the competition dithers in nebulous AI....

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blastdoor 16 Years · 3665 comments

2025 is moving pretty quick if true. 
3nm just got here. 

A 2026 availability is just two years after 3nm. 


Agreed! The historical trend is a new process every 18 to 24 months. So this is totally in line with that.

Intel has claimed they will leapfrog TSMC and come out with their 2nm process later this year. I’ll believe it when I see it, though, since intel’s track record hasn’t been very good.

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