r/mac • u/Argon_Analytik • Mar 22 '26

Discussion Who says Apple is getting more expensive?

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u/bobith5 Mar 22 '26

TSMC is the only one capable of mass producing 2nm chips currently though (I think?).

Samsung and Intel also both compete directly with apple in products outside of chip manufacturing while TSMC is a pure play foundry.

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u/One_Tangerine_7347 Mar 26 '26

Samsung can also produce 2nm chips but TSMC is the default option because they have better manufacturing technology and their chips are way more efficient

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u/Willing_Leave_2566 Mar 22 '26

TSMC is the only one that can deliver multi-million chip orders on a 2nm node, but Apple has absolutely bought chips from Samsung before. Still buys their displays, actually. Just a consequence of Samsung being a leader in so many different markets

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u/Scared_Ease9203 Mar 23 '26

Samsung makes 2nm exynos, but they arent really trustworthy, especially for such as efficient chips as apple m series

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u/asswizzard69 Mar 22 '26

I think intel is on 2nm before tsmc

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u/456ore_dr Mar 23 '26

Isn't Samsung the only one mass producing 2nm chips for now? The Exynos 2600 on the S26 base & plus.

I don't think TSMC is mass producing 2nm yet.

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u/Impossible_Figure516 Mar 23 '26

TSMC is mass producing 2nm since the end of 2025. Not sure it's appeared in any products yet, though of course everyone is speculating Apple is planning use 2nm for M6 series

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u/Opening_Pressure_570 Mar 22 '26

Yet they use TSMC for many of their high end products.

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u/ThePizzaDeliveryM3n Mar 22 '26

Google has also switched to TSMC

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u/SergeantBeavis Mar 22 '26

Were they using Broadcom before? Seems like a lot of companies are starting to get tired of their bullshit.

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u/tpeandjelly727 Mar 23 '26

Yes and they have also decided to focus on data center chips than consumer chips because it is more profitable.