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TSMC 2nm capacity reportedly fully booked through 2028 as advanced node pricing rises
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 08:44 AM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reportedly filled its 2nm production capacity through 2028. Major clients including Nvidia, Broadcom, and MediaTek have secured supply for the next two years, while companies like Meta and Intel are actively seeking additional capacity. Prices for advanced nodes are projected to increase annually over the next four years, with high demand also noted for the upcoming 1.6nm (A16) process node.
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As of March 2026, TSMC has reportedly fully booked its 2nm (N2) production capacity through 2028, driven by an unprecedented 'AI supercycle.' While volume production only began in late 2025 at Fab 22 in Kaohsiung, the node is already facing a severe supply crunch. Tech giants including Apple, Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom have moved aggressively to secure long-term allocations, leaving competitors like Meta and Intel scrambling for remaining slots. This bottleneck is further exacerbated by the upcoming A16 (1.6nm) process, which is already seeing heavy early demand from Nvidia for its next-generation Feynman GPUs.
The scarcity of advanced node capacity has triggered a structural shift in semiconductor pricing. TSMC is expected to implement annual price hikes over the next four years, with 2nm wafers projected to cost approximately $30,000—a 50% premium over the 3nm generation. High-performance computing (HPC) and mobile leaders like MediaTek and Qualcomm are prepared to absorb these costs to maintain performance leads, but the trend signals a broader inflationary period for the AI supply chain where silicon access, rather than just architecture, defines market leadership.
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