The Zhitong Finance App learned that before the US stock market on January 20 (Wednesday), as of 17:57 Beijing time, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM.US) rose 3.18% to $135.48. According to reports, TSMC plans to start trial production of 3nm chips in 2021 and mass production in the second half of 2022.

Industry chain sources revealed that of TSMC's projected 2021 capital expenditure, more than US$15 billion is expected to be invested in the 3nm process. According to reports, TSMC plans to complete 3nm certification and trial production in 2021. Sources estimate that the company's 3nm production line is expected to begin mass production in 2022, and currently plans to produce 600,000 chips per year, or 50,000 chips per month.