Kekke writes: “Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s new foundry will produce 2-nanometer chips,” reports Gizmodo. “Construction on the plant in Hsinchu, southwest from Taiwan’s capital of Taipei, is expected to start as soon as early 2022. TSMC’s 3nm tech is reportedly expected to be put into production in late 2022 — meanwhile, Intel will be rolling out 7nm chips toward the end of 2022 and into 2023.” Will Intel have a genie in the bottle or a rabbit in a hat? Doesn’t seem so to me. On Tuesday, Intel unveiled a comeback plan designed to help it reclaim processor manufacturing leadership within four years.
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