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TSMC prepares for 1nm production as price hikes drive most semiconductor industry growth | Plans indicate rising Asia-Pacific tensions don't scare the company


Taiwan outlet United Daily News (UDN) reports that TSMC has begun plans to build a 1nm fab at the science park in Chiayi, Taiwan. The move indicates...

Despite the chip giant's investments in Western countries like the US and Germany amid geopolitical tensions in the Pacific, TSMC will continue building its bleeding-edge foundries in Taiwan. Sources told UDN that the company submitted a proposal for a 100-hectare construction to the local government that administers Chiayi, split 40/60 between an advanced packaging plant and a 1nm fab, respectively. The US hopes that projects like TSMC's planned Arizona fab will make its supply chain more resilient, but it appears that the tip of the Taiwan-based giant's spear will remain in its home country.

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