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TSMC to increase investment in Arizona from $12 billion to $40 billion, build second fabrication plant in the state

The first Arizona-based TSMC fabrication plant won’t open its doors until 2024, and the company has already committed to building a second plant for $40 billion. TSMC originally committed $12 billion to build an Arizona-based semiconductor fabrication plant in 2020, which was already a record investment for the company outside of Taiwan. After delays related […]

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TSMC to incorporate 3nm chip production at its Arizona facility

It looks like 3-nanometer chips are en route to the TSMC Arizona facility. Apple chip supplier TSMC has announced that plans are in place to mass produce 3-nanometer chips at its $12 billion Arizona facility. Speaking to reporters on Monday in Taipei, Morris Chang said the 3-nanometre plant would be located at the same Arizona […]

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Apple prepping U.S.-based solutions for chip creation, looks to work around reliance on Asian sources

Apple is looking to begin sourcing chips for its devices from a plant that’s currently under construction in Arizona, thereby taking a step towards reducing the company[‘s reliance on Asian production. The move was disclosed by CEO Tim Cook during an internal meeting in Germany with local engineering and retail employees as part of a […]

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Rumor: Apple’s M2 Pro, M2 Max-based MacBook Pro’s “well into development,” could be released later this year

These could be the entirely sexy M2-based MacBook Pro notebooks you’ve been looking for. Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s next-generation 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips are “well into development and testing” with a chance that they could be released this year. The rumor mill has it that […]

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Apple may switch to three nanometer production process for M2 chip and its variants

Apple may be switching from a five nanometer production process to a three nanometer process for its M2 variant process. According to a new report from DigiTimes, Apple has “booked TSMC capacity for its upcoming 3nm M3 and M2 Pro processors.” It’s also thought that the M2 processor (and its variants) will arrive in a […]