https://techmonitor.ai/technology/tsmc-3nm-process-node-apple-intel-semiconductors

Competition is hotting up among chip companies seeking to access the next-generation capabilities being developed by the world’s leading chip manufacturer, TSMC. Conflicting reports have suggested both Intel and Apple will be the first major customer for the cutting-edge 3nm production process, but it is more likely the Taiwanese company will try and hedge its bets and keep everyone happy.

TSMC is one of only two companies in the world, along with Samsung, capable of producing cutting-edge semiconductors, and as a result works with clients from around the world. Its new 3nm process node is due to come online next year, and last week reports surfaced that Apple, which launched its own chips in 2020, would be the only customer until the end of the year, with Intel locked out until 2024 at the earliest. This was contradicted days later by sources in China, which claimed Intel had struck a deal to secure most of TSMC’s 3nm capacity for its own chips.