TSMC operates four 12-inch wafer GIGAFAB ® fabs, four 8-inch wafer fabs, and one 6-inch wafer fab – all in Taiwan – as well as one 12-inch wafer fab at a wholly owned subsidiary, TSMC Nanjing Company Limited, and two 8-inch wafer fabs at wholly owned subsidiaries, TSMC Washington in the United States, and TSMC China Company Limited. TSMC ...

1 day ago · Citing industry sources, Commercial Times reports that TSMC’s Arizona wafer fab, Fab 21 Phase 1, has officially entered mass production on its 4nm process in the first quarter of this year. Monthly capacity is expected to reach 30,000 wafers by mid-year. Meanwhile, construction for Fab 21’s Phase 2 and Phase 3 is set to proceed this year and next, with facility completion slated for 2025 ...

Nov 7, 2024 · ESMC, a joint venture (JV) among TSMC, Robert Bosch, Infineon Technologies and NXP Semiconductors, recently broke ground on its first semiconductor fab in Dresden, Germany—the heart of Silicon Saxony, one of Europe’s most vibrant microelectronics clusters.

Dec 3, 2024 · On November 26, TSMC held an equipment installation ceremony for its new 2nm fab in Kaohsiung, marking the company’s first 12-inch wafer fab in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. This milestone signals TSMC’s transition from construction to production.

Sep 6, 2024 · TSMC’s first fab in Kumamoto, Japan, officially opened on February 24, 2023, and will begin mass production in Q4 this year using 28/22nm and 16/12nm process technologies, with a monthly capacity of 55,000 wafers.

Annual capacity of the manufacturing facilities managed by TSMC and its subsidiaries exceeded 16 million 12-inch equivalent wafers in 2024.

Apr 26, 2024 · TSMC is taking the wafer-scale fabrication battle into the third dimension with a new technology. At its North American Technology Symposium, the company introduced its next-generation...

Dec 7, 2022 · The new Arizona fab will expand TSMC's capacity at the site to around 50,000 WSPM and will bring TSMC's total investments in the site to $40 billion.

Nov 26, 2020 · TSMC's N3 fabrication process will use FinFET transistor structures and is designed for both mobile and high-performance computing applications.

Aug 20, 2024 · Following investments in wafer fabs in the US and Japan, TSMC is scheduled to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its wafer fab in Dresden, Germany, on August 20. The fab is expected to...