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Tom's Hardware — TSMC's wafer pricing now $18,000 for a 3nm wafer (analyst)

tier B
2024 · press
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmcs-wafer-pricing-now-usd18-000-for-a-3nm-wafer-increased-by-over-3x-in-10-years-analyst ↗

Abstract

Tom's Hardware — TSMC's wafer pricing now $18,000 for a 3nm wafer (analyst). Fetched by the auto-model research pass; the figures below are cited from this source in the model's flow, idiot-index, energetic-index, and market tabs.

Key facts

Reviewer note

Real source gathered during the extend-silicon-stack research pass (2026-06-21). Figures attributed to it in the model link back here.