TSMC, Apple, Working on 2nm R&D, With 3nm Orders Reportedly Going Strong Mar 8, 2021 23:52 EST The partnership between TSMC and Apple for more efficient chips has allowed multiple breakthroughs when it comes to silicon development. Firstly, we have 5nm SoCs running in smartphones, and notebooks, even if the M1 Macs only use them thus far. However, phone makers using 3nm chipsets will become a commonplace and shortly after, 2nm parts. To make this transition possible, a new report claims that both TSMC and Apple have teamed up to drive chip development, but we doubt we will see any form of mass production in a few years.