Producing microchips for almost every branch of technology, especially smart phones, TSMC is one of the manufacturers that the industry follows with interest. Being one of the largest chip manufacturers in the world ensures that most of the technologies we use in our daily life work with TSMC stamped chips. This giant manufacturer made the first announcement about 2nm processors, which is a giant step for the technology world.
The Apple A15 Bionic chip in the iPhone 13, introduced last year, essentially carried microchips that went through the 5nm fabrication process. The 2nm processors that TSMC has announced will be produced, although they are much more sensitive than the ones currently produced, they open the doors of the future.
TSMC will produce 2nm processors in 2026
IBM managed to produce processors with 2nm transistor range last year. This was a first for the technology world and now we have clearly learned the date when 2nm will be used. According to the statement from TSMC, the production of 2nm processors will start in 2026. Since the narrowing of the transistor gap increases energy efficiency, it paves the way for the production of processors that heat less and offer more performance.
The number of transistors of the processors, whose production date was given, was announced as 50 billion. That’s 20 billion more transistors than IBM’s 5nm processors.
TSMC 2nm processors
Of course, we should not only think of smartphones or desktop computers here. Making processors in the low nanometer range touches every aspect of technology, from space exploration to more powerful data centers. As productivity improves, higher-performance computers can shed more light on the evolution of human civilization.
The fanless operation of the Apple M1 or the performance of Android phones as computers from a few years ago are largely due to the transistor gap. We hope that work at TSMC continues without a hitch.
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