ng concerns to President Trump’s plan for tariffs. It has brought response from 154 stakeholders from varied industry groups and countries that submitted statements related to the ongoing U.S. Commerce Department Section 232 investigation of whether to place tariffs on chips.  In its submission, TSMC highlighted plans for six advanced semiconductor fabs, two packaging facilities, and a research center as part of a USD 165 billion investment in...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/27

TSMC and University of Tokyo open joint research lab for leading-edge semiconductors Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC), the world’s leading semiconductor contract maker in Taiwan, and the University of Tokyo announced that “TSMC-UTokyo Lab”, their joint research laboratory for the promotion of advanced semiconductor research, development, and personnel development in Japan, has started operations. This is the first time fo...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/16

ts that it will be able to secure two major customers for mass-produced products with the new investment by Honda, and to further develop new customers. Honda has been focusing its efforts on the field of semiconductors, including collaboration with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC) for the procurement of semiconductors, and with Renesas Electronics Corporation for the development of system-on-chip (SoC) products. Honda inte...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

TSMC to begin volume production of 3 nanometer class automotive semiconductors in second half of 2025 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC), the world’s largest semiconductor foundry, will begin volume production of 3 nanometer (1 nm is one-billionth of a meter) class automotive semiconductors for automakers in the second half of 2025. The products will be offered for autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

Cadence and TSMC advance AI and 3D-IC chip design On April 24, Cadence announced it is furthering its longstanding collaboration with TSMC to accelerate time to silicon for 3D-IC and advanced-node technologies through certified design flows, silicon-proven IP and ongoing technology collaboration. As a leading provider of IP for TSMC N2P, N5 and N3 process nodes, Cadence continues to deliver cutting-edge AI-driven design solutions to the TSMC ecos...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/26

NVIDIA begins manufacturing Blackwell chips with TSMC in Arizona On April 14, NVIDIA announced that its Blackwell chips have begun production at a factory operated in partnership with TSMC in Phoenix, Arizona, while it also continues to work on the construction of two future factories to be operated in Texas, in partnership with Foxconn in Houston and Wistron in Dallas. Mass production at both plants is expected to ramp up in the next 12-15 month...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/15

TSMC reported in talks with Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom over Intel foundry JV While TSMC has committed to invest an additional USD 100 billion in its own Fab 21 campus near Phoenix, Arizona, it is still involved with a potential joint venture to run Intel's manufacturing capacity in the U.S., according to sources familiar with the matter. The initiative emerged following a request from U.S. President Trump's administration, seeking to bolster Intel whi...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/14

TSMC now producing 4-nanometer semiconductor chips in Arizona On January 10, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has begun producing advanced four-nanometer chips for U.S. customers at its Fab 21, in Phoenix, Arizona, representing a milestone in the Biden administration's semiconductor efforts. In November, the Commerce Department finalized a USD 6.6 billion grant to TSMC's U.S. unit ...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/15

n-chip (SoC) for software-defined vehicles (SDVs).  The new SoC is designed to deliver leading-edge AI performance of 2,000 TOPS combined with a world-class power efficiency of 20 TOPS/W, and is slated for use in future models of the Honda 0 (Zero) EV Series to be launched in the late 2020s. Using TSMC’s leading-edge 3-nm automotive process technology, this SoC also can achieve a significant reduction in power consumption. It realizes a system...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/08

Germany starts joint investments in construction and operation of ESMC chip factory in Dresden On December 13, the Federal Ministry of Economics, Germany (BMWK) announced the start of joint investments in the construction and operation of a state-of-the-art chip factory in Dresden with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and its partners Bosch, Infineon Technologies and NXP Semiconductors.  The federal government is providing u...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/16

ROHM and TSMC to cooperate on automotive GaN power semiconductors On December 10, Rohm Co., Ltd. (ROHM) announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC), the world’s largest semiconductor foundry, on development and volume production of gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors for automotive applications. The partnership will integrate ROHM's GaN semiconductor development tech...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/11

TSMC Arizona receives USD 6.6 billion from U.S. Commerce Department for semiconductor fabs On November 15, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it has awarded up to USD 6.6 billion in direct funding to TSMC Arizona Corp., a subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), to support the production of semiconductors under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities unit. ...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/23

d output of 55,000 300mm wafers per month in 2029. Creating around 1,500 jobs, the fab will produce 130nm to 40nm mixed-signal, power management, and analog products for the automotive, industrial, consumer, and mobile end markets. The related technology license and technology transfer will be from TSMC, and a Technology License Agreement with TSMC has been signed. (From a press release dated September 4, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/05

ESMC holds groundbreaking ceremony for its first semiconductor fab in Dresden, Germany On August 20, 2024, European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company GmbH (ESMC), a joint venture between TSMC, Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG, and NXP Semiconductors N.V. held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the initial phase of land preparation for its first semiconductor fab in Dresden, Germany. The fab will be the EU’s first-ever FinFET-capable...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/21

ission approved, under EU State aid rules, a EUR 5 billion German measure to support European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (‘ESMC') in the construction and operation of a microchip manufacturing plant in Dresden.  ESMC is a joint venture between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Bosch, Infineon Technologies, and NXP Semiconductors. The facility will operate as an open foundry, meaning that customers can place orders to ...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/20

TSMC aiming to offer 3-4 nm automotive semiconductors earlier than originally planned Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC), the world’s leading semiconductor contract maker (foundry), held an annual press conference in Yokohama City. The company explained that it has been globally preparing for the production of cutting-edge 3-4 nanometer (nm) semiconductors for automobiles (1 nm is one-billionth of a meter). TSMC, which has ...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/01

in Singapore, creating around 1,500 jobs.  The JV fab will support 130nm to 40nm mixed-signal, power management and analog products, targeting the automotive, industrial, consumer and mobile end markets. The underlying process technologies are planned to be licensed and transferred to the JV from TSMC. The fab will be operated by VIS.  Construction of the initial phase is planned to start in H2/2024, pending receipt of all required regulatory ...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/06

production in the U.S.  The subsidy will go toward the construction of four facilities in Texas, including the USD 17 billion chipmaking plant, another factory, an advanced packaging facility, and an R&D center. The subsidy for Samsung will be the third largest after that for Intel and Taiwan’s TSMC. Samsung’s investment in relation to its Texas production site is expected to reach USD 44 billion including the additional investment. (Based ...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/10

Japan’s METI Minister announces provision of subsidy of up to JPY 732 billion for TSMC’s second Kumamoto plant On February 24, Ken Saito, the Minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), announced that the Japanese government has decided to provide a subsidy of up to JPY 732 billion for the new second plant that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC), the world’s largest semiconductor foundry, will construct ...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/27

TSMC opens first fab in Japan, targeting production launch in 2024 to eliminate chip shortage On February 24, the world's largest chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC), held an opening ceremony for its first fab in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto Prefecture. Being the company’s first factory in Japan, the fab will start manufacturing chips of 12 to 18 nanometers at the end of this year. (One nano is equal to one billionth.) E...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/26