Overview
- TSMC announces plans to build a second semiconductor manufacturing plant in Japan, with construction to begin by the end of 2024 and operations expected to start by the end of 2027.
- The new facility, backed by investments from Toyota, Sony, and other local corporations, is part of Japan's efforts to bolster its semiconductor production capabilities.
- The expansion will create approximately 3,400 high-tech jobs and increase TSMC's total production capacity in Kumamoto to over 100,000 12-inch wafers per month.
- The plants will focus on manufacturing chips for automotive, industrial, consumer, and high-performance computing applications, using process nodes from 6nm to 40nm.
- The investment in Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), a TSMC subsidiary, exceeds $20 billion, with strong support from the Japanese government.