Kirk here. According to the report, Kumamoto is expect to join the frontlines of chip production. 3-nanometer chips are not the absolute frontline (2-nanometer chips exist) but they are near the frontline and amazingly small, nonetheless.
By the way, according to ChatGPT:
2 nm is the fastest growing advanced node, 3 nm is the current high-end workhorse, and 5 nm still represents the largest share among the advanced nodes — but in the overall market (all nodes), larger mature nodes like 28 nm and above still account for most products due to volume.
Also according to ChatGPT:
Human hair (which, of course, varies in thickness) is between 16,700 times to 33,300 times thicker than 3nm! So 3nm means you can pack a lot of circuitry into a tiny space.
