TSMC is said to start mass production of chips using the N2 (2nm class) process by the end of 2025,and deliver the first batch of 2nm chips in early 2026. The first customers will be Apple and Intel.

“TSMC’s N2 process expansion plans at Fab 20 (Hsinchu) will become clearer,” Huaxing Securities analyst Sze Ho Ng wrote in a client note, according to TomsHardware. “According to the company’s plan, equipment move-in is expected to Start in late 2022.”