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Comment by petcat

12 days ago

> Key Milestones:

> First Fab: High-volume production on N4 process technology started in Q4 2024.

> Second Fab: Construction was completed on the fab structure in 2025. Volume production on N3 process technology targeted for 2028.

> Third Fab: In April 2025, TSMC broke ground on the site of the third fab, slated for N2 and A16 process technologies. Targeting volume production by the end of the decade.

> TSMC Arizona will play a crucial role in increasing U.S. production of advanced semiconductor technology and elevate the state of Arizona as an American center of innovation.

https://www.tsmc.com/static/abouttsmcaz/index.htm

> In July 2025, Wei indicated that the company would speed up its production timelines on multiple manufacturing facilities following an additional $100 billion investment in Arizona. He stated that the completion of a "gigafab" cluster totaling six facilities would account for 30 percent of TSMC's 2-nanometer and more advanced capacity semiconductor production within the state.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/tech/2025/07/...

Exactly - so how are the majority of iPhone chips made in the Arizona fab when it can't do the newer node they are using?