HSINCHU, Taiwan -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a key Apple supplier, will begin to make cutting-edge 5-nanometer chips in small quantities in the first half of 2019, said Co-Chief Executive Mark Liu on Thursday.
Liu told attendants at a TSMC supplier meeting that the Taiwanese semiconductor company is progressing well on advanced technologies, disclosing details for 3nm chip technology development.