Samsung has cut its 2 nm wafer prices to $20,000 offering a 33% discount compared to TSMC's expected $30,000 per wafer cost, industry reports say. The company aims to draw customers to its underused advanced manufacturing capacity. The Korean chipmaker faces big pressure to get returns on billions it put into cutting-edge fabrication plants across South Korea and the United States. With production lines running below capacity due to few orders, Samsung has started using bold pricing tactics to compete with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's strong market position. Just recently, the company landed a $16.5 billion deal with Tesla to make next-gen AI chips. People in the industry think this team-up might grow to include more chances maybe even making chips for Elon Musk's xAI project.

TSMC keeps its lead in advanced node manufacturing getting major clients like NVIDIA and AMD for its 2 nm process. The Taiwanese foundry plans to start mass production of 2 nm chips in Q4 2025 even with record-high wafer prices at $30,000 per unit. Samsung has always used lower prices to take on TSMC's control of the market, and it seems to remain on the same strategy with discounts up to 33% cheaper than TSMC's prices for similar 2 nm chip-making services.