TSMC made-in-America chips almost ready for mass production | Infinium-tech

TSMC’s Arizona chip production is apparently in the final stages of entering mass production capacity. A new report from Nikkei Asia Confirms that Apple is in the final stages of “verification” of TSMC chips manufactured in the US, with mass production expected to begin later this quarter. People with knowledge of the matter have confirmed that Apple is currently testing unnamed A-series chips produced at TSMC’s Arizona fab.

TSMC Semiconductor Manufacturing Fab Site in Phoenix, Arizona

According to recent reports, TSMC’s Arizona plant will manufacture older Apple chipsets such as the A16 Bionic used in the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus and the Apple S9 chip found inside the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 smartwatches.

TSMC has been the recipient of several US government grants under the Chips and Science Act, the latest of which is valued at $6.6 billion and was finalized in November. The Chips and Science Act aims to help boost U.S. chip manufacturing while creating local jobs.

TSMC’s roadmap shows that the chip manufacturing giant will manufacture 4nm chips in Arizona this year, followed by 3nm chips in 2028 using N2 and A16 nanosheet process technologies. The chipset maker is also committed to opening a third semiconductor factory in Arizona by 2030, which will be tasked with producing 2nm chips.

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