Intel’s 18A is closer to availability (functional, ramping to production) than Samsung’s SF2 (still in dev/testing phase); which is roughly analogous to TSMC N2.
TSMC is ahead, as usual, but Intel is closer than Samsung (in this specific case).
TSMC is ahead, as usual, but Intel is closer than Samsung (in this specific case).
Looks like Samsung is actually closer to production than Intel 18A which is still having issues with yields.
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/samsungs-nex...
That being said, take it however you like. Apple is talking to Intel to make their deal with TSMC more favorable. They could have done the same with Samsung. Either way, TSMC will still be fabbing (at least a good chunk of) their 2nm chips.