TSMC Responds To Reports Of Slippages In Advanced Chipmaking Technology - Wccftech

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has responded to reports claiming that its leading edge 3 nanometer (nm) chip manufacturing process technology is suffering from delays.

Earlier today reports from research firms TrendForce and Isaiah Research outlined that TSMC's 3nm process will face delays and affect the company's partnership with U.S.

The first bit of news came earlier this year when it was initially rumored, and then confirmed that Korean chip manufacturer Samsung Foundry will kick off 3nm production before TSMC.

TrendForce's report shared that the firm believes that the delay in 3nm manufacturing for Intel will hurt TSMC's capital expenditure as it might end up reducing spending in 2023.

However, addressing the worries of spare capacity left due to the reduction the research firm remained optimistic as it pointed out that the majority of equipment (80%) for advanced manufacturing processes such as 5 nanometer and 3 nanometer is interchangeable, implying that TSMC retains the ability to utilize it for other customers.