TSMC's 3nm update: N3P in production, N3X on track

TSMC moves N3P 3 nm chips into volume production

TSMC has flipped the switch on its performance-tuned N3P process, bringing the 3-nm node into volume production after Q4 2024 pilot runs. Next up is the higher-voltage, speed-focused N3X variant, now slated to sample by Q3–Q4 2025. “N3P started production late last year, in 2024,” Kevin Zhang, TSMC’s deputy COO, told Tom’s Hardware at the… The post TSMC’s N3P hits mass production, with N3X customer sampling slated for Q3–Q4 2025a appeared first …

TSMC's 3nm update: N3P in production, N3X on track

TSMC has begun production of chips on its performance-enhanced N3P node, plans to follow with the high-frequency N3X variant.