# TSMC Is the AI Industry’s Chokepoint. It Just Admitted It Can’t Keep Up. - Date: 2026-04-18 - Category: Space & Aerospace For the first time, TSMC is expanding a chip node after reaching full maturity — a historic admission that it cannot build enough. Three new 3nm fabs across three regions will not come online until 2027-2028. AI developers should plan accordingly. ---