Posted 4/10/2024, 1:12:00 PM
TSMC's Plans for 2nm iPhone Chips in 2025 Continue Despite Taiwan Quake and Expensive New Arizona Plants
- TSMC's 2nm chip production for 2025 iPhones appears on track despite Taiwan earthquake and high cost of new Arizona plant
- Earthquake caused water damage at 2nm test plant, resulting in loss of up to few hundred thousand test chips
- TSMC building new 2nm plant in Arizona in addition to two plants already under construction there
- Total investment across three Arizona plants exceeds $65 billion, with 2nm plant taking big share
- Sources indicate neither earthquake nor Arizona plant costs expected to impact 2nm production schedules