Despite the news that we have seen today, with a reduction in orders to TSMC from its main customersyesterday celebrated all over the top the start of its mass production of the 3 nanometer node also called TSMC N3. Manufacturing with this node will take place in the new fab 18 in the South Taiwan Science Park attended by suppliers, customers and representatives of the local and central government of Taiwan.
With this new node you get more power and performance in less area, being a full node advance from TSMC N5. By comparison, the 3-nanometer process offers 1.6 more logic density than that of 5 nanometers and a power reduction up to 35% with the same speed. It is also compatible with the architecture TSMC FINFLEX.
By manufacturing with this node, TSMC estimates a market value of 1.5 trillion dollars when it takes 5 years in production. The new Fab 18 has been possible thanks to the investment of 1.86 trillion Taiwan dollars, about 56,822 million euros, and that will create 23,500 jobs for the construction of the factory and 11,300 jobs in it. In addition, TSMC will open in the second quarter of 2023 its R&D center in the Hsinchu Science Park that will have 8,000 workers. TSMC is also building a 3 nanometer factory in Arizona and preparing for 2 nanometers.
In addition to having the latest technology, TSMC is committed to the environment, making the production process of 3 nanometers more efficient. For this, it is using regenerated hydrological resources with which it intends to achieve a 60% of reclaimed water in 2030. This production of 3 nanometers has also started with 20% renewable energy, a figure that will rise to 100% in 2050.
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I am a Computer Engineer and my specialty is automation and robotics. My passion for hardware began at the age of 14 when I gutted my first computer: a 386 DX 40 with 4MB of RAM and a 210MB hard drive. I continue to give free rein to my passion in the technical articles that I write at Geeknetic. I spend most of my free time playing video games, contemporary and retro, on the 20+ consoles I own, as well as my PC.
