Apple has secured itself a sweetheart deal with Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) for one year of exclusive use of its 3nm process technology. This will boost the production of its M3-series Macs launching in October and the A17 Bionics chip inside of the upcoming iPhone 15.
According to The Information (via Ars Technica), Apple's massive chip order is worth billions of dollars and is large enough to eat up all of TSMC's 3nm manufacturing capabilities for at least one year, leaving it with no capacity to handle orders from other companies. It's no surprise that Apple would make this move since TSMC has already had issues producing enough 3nm wafers to fill its demand.
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