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TSMC to build 30% of its 2nm and more advanced chips in the U.S., to speed up Fab 21 build out


Production at Fab 21 module 2 is set to start at least two quarters earlier.

You may like TSMC's Fab 21 module 1 in Arizona is currently ramping up volume production of chips for its American customers using the company's N4 and N5 process technologies. TSMS's grand plan for Fab 21 is to evolve it into a GigaFab cluster with production capacity of at least 100,000 wafer starts per month, though when exactly this happens is something that remains to be seen. "Our expansion plan will enable TSMC to scale up to a GigaFab cluster to support the needs of our leading-edge customers in smartphone, AI and HPC applications," added Wei.

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