Stone to Silicon

Computing · 2025

2 nm process

TSMC's first gate-all-around process enters production.

TSMC began volume production of N2 in late 2025, its first node with nanosheet gate-all-around transistors. It promised about 25-30 percent lower power than N3 at the same speed.

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