Computing · 2022
3 nm process
The last FinFET generation at TSMC.
TSMC began volume production of N3 in late 2022, with Apple's A17 Pro first to ship in 2023. It marked the end of FinFET scaling at TSMC.
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What it led to 1
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The dashed line marks when it first worked.
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