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TSMC to Build Second Fab in Japan: 6nm and 7nm Coming to Japan


y Anton Shilov on February 6, 2024 5:30 PM EST Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on Tuesday formally announced plans to build a second fab in Japan.

This fab is set to serve needs of JASM's minor investors, such as Sony, Toyota, and Denso, and other Japanese companies, such as automakers. This facility will increase capacity of the site to over 100,000 300-mm wafer starts per month when it begins operations by the end of calendar 2027, according to TSMC. Under the new investment agreement JASM's ownership will be divided as follows: TSMC will hold the largest stake at 86.5%, followed by SSS at 6.0%, DENSO at 5.5%, and Toyota at 2.0%.

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