https://wccftech.com/samsung-3nm-chip-production-starting-h1-2022/

A while back, Samsung announced that it would be mass producing 3GAE (3nm Gate-All-Around Early) and 3GAP (3nm Gate-All-Around Plus) nodes, resulting in incredible performance and power-efficiency gains. Unfortunately, not everything groundbreaking will have a positive start, and while the Korean giant aims to commence its mass production plans, those will happen in the first half of 2022.

In a sad turn of events, Samsung has said that it will postpone 3nm chip production until 2022. While no reasoning was provided, given the events that transpired around us during the start of the year, not only will it be difficult for Samsung to produce a favorable number of wafers for various clients, but mass producing these nodes this early will likely result in a lower yield percentage. This will result in Samsung wasting countless resources to deliver a small batch of wafers to clients, and this setback will once again add to the ongoing chip shortage.