MediaTek develops first 3nm chip using TSMC process technology

MediaTek has successfully developed its first chipset based on TSMC’s 3nm process technology. The new 3nm chipset will make its commercial debut next year as part of the flagship Dimensity series. The press release does not provide any details about the new SoC, but only talks about TSMC’s 3nm process, which offers significant gains over the legacy 5nm N5 process.
The press release does not provide any details about the new SoC, but only talks about TSMC’s 3nm process, which offers significant gains over the legacy 5nm N5 process.

According to the filing, TSMC’s new 3nm process is 18% faster with the same power consumption. It also delivers a 32% reduction in power consumption at the same speed and a 60% increase in logic density. MediaTek will start producing its 3nm chips based on TSMC’s process for smartphones, tablets, smart cars and other devices starting in the second half of 2024.
MediaTek will start producing its 3nm chips based on TSMC’s process for smartphones, tablets, smart cars and other devices starting in the second half of 2024.