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Report: Apple buys every 3 nm chip that TSMC can make for next-gen iPhones and Macs (arstechnica.com)
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TSMC is said to eat the cost of defective chips so it can keep Apple's business.

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[–] SportsRulesOpinions 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Every time the architecture gets smaller I'm amazed they managed to do it. We're gonna get down to 0 nm chips and I'll be all like "wow! I don't believe!"

[–] DrinkBoba 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nm designation is actually not always the physical size but the generation

[–] SportsRulesOpinions 3 points 1 year ago

Well that's very disappointing.