TSMC plans to build 2nm chips at one of its U.S. fabs in Arizona by 2028. As great as that sounds for U.S. tech companies like Apple, by then, TSMC's most cutting-edge chips could be built in Taiwan using the 1.

TSMC's N2 (2nm) process node is "well on track" for volume production in the second half of 2025, as scheduled, Wei said. This is expected to offer a 10 to 15 percent speed improvement at the same power versus N3E technology, or a 20 to 30 percent power improvement at the same speed, and an increase of more than 15 percent in density.

Silicon Shield dropping Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has received government approval to manufacture chips using its upcoming 2nm-class process technologies at facilities outside of Taiwan,

TSMC has begun producing chips in Arizona, the company confirmed. Photo: Caitlin O'Hara for The Washington Post via