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Monday 6 December 2021
TSMC serious about capital spending, says chairman
Geopolitical tensions could prompt chipmakers to over-plan their capacity expansions, but TSMC is serious about its huge capital spending over the next three years, according to Mark...
Wednesday 6 October 2021
TSMC to expand 7nm and 28nm fab capacities
TSMC is poised to comprehensively expand production capacities for both its 7nm and 28nm process technologies, in addition to its planned 5nm process expansion, which may prompt the...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
TSMC reportedly starts installing 3nm fab tools
TSMC reportedly has started installing 3nm process manufacturing equipment at its new Fab 18b.
Wednesday 28 July 2021
TSMC on track for bold overseas manufacturing deployments
Following its move to set up a 5nm chips fabrication plant in the US and expand foundry capacity in China, TSMC has recently confirmed its intentions to build fabs in Japan and Germany...
Monday 26 July 2021
TSMC in early stage talks over new German fab possibility
TSMC is in the early stages of discussions with clients over the feasibility of setting up a new fab in Germany, chairman Mark Liu told shareholders at the company's annual general...
Friday 16 July 2021
TSMC talks about overseas fab expansion
TSMC is gearing up for its overseas fab expansion, with company chairman Mark Liu talking about the foundry's global manufacturing footprint at an investors earnings conference call...
Tuesday 13 July 2021
TSMC confirms 3 employees infected with coronavirus
Three of TSMC's employees have been confirmed infected with COVID-19, which, however, will not affect its operations, according to the Taiwan-based pure-play foundry.
Tuesday 13 April 2021
TSMC reiterates commitment to US fab project
TSMC chairman Mark Liu, who participated in a virtual summit hosted by the Biden administration to discuss global chip shortages and the US plan to rebuild its semiconductor manufacturing...
Wednesday 31 March 2021
US, Europe 'unrealistic' in fab expansion drive, says TSMC chair
It would be "economically unrealistic" for the US and Europe to expand semiconductor fab capacity to satisfy their own needs, according to TSMC chairman Mark Liu.
Wednesday 16 December 2020
No cutback in customer orders, says TSMC chairman
TSMC chairman Mark Liu has dismissed recent speculation that claimed a cutback in 5nm chip orders from Apple would drag down the foundry's 5nm process capacity utilization to 80%...
Thursday 22 October 2020
A major IC industry cluster formed in southern Taiwan
One of the world's main IC industry clusters is being formed at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), where TSMC operates its major manufacturing site for 5nm process technology...
Thursday 24 September 2020
TSMC may expand factory site in central Taiwan for 2nm process, says chairman
TSMC may expand its factory site in Taichung, central Taiwan for additional 2nm process capacity, according to company chairman Mark Liu.
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Taiwan urged to accelerate quantum computing development
Taiwan-based IT companies' progresses in quantum computing remain unclear, which could lead to the country missing out on the opportunity from a tech segment that both the US and...
Monday 20 July 2020
SMIC faces hurdles catching up with TSMC
China's state-backed SMIC has stepped up the development of its FinFET process technology, disclosing plans to roll out its FinFET N+1 and N+2 processes without implementing EUV li...
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Government subsidies crucial for new TSMC fab establishment in US
TSMC is in talks with the US government about relevant subsidies for its new wafer fab in Arizona so that the foundry is able to implement the investment plan, said TSMC chairman...