Sources: TSMC is in advanced talks with key suppliers about setting up its first European plant in Dresden, Germany; construction could begin in early 2024
Company to send senior executives to Dresden early next year to discuss potential factory project in Germany
The narrative (rather mainstream in Taiwan) that building fabs overseas is not commercially viable looks more and more like a negotiation strategy to get better packages from governments. https://twitter.com/...
TSMC in talks with key suppliers to set up first European plant in Dresden. TSMC team will come to Germany for talks with government & possible local suppliers in early 2023. https://asia.nikkei.com/...
'The world's three biggest chipmakers are committed to investing at least $380 billion over the next decade to build new factories in Taiwan, South Korea, the U.S., Japan, Germany, Ireland and Israel.' https://asia.nikkei.com/...
TSMC is in advanced talks with key suppliers about setting up its first potential European #semiconductor plant in Dresden. It is sending senior execs to Germany early 2023 to finalize the decision & eyeing local production demand for car-chips @NikkeiAsia https://asia.nikkei.com…
The world's largest chipmaker is in talks about setting up its first European plant in the German city of Dresden, allowing it to meet demand from the region's car industry https://www.ft.com/...
“Europe, the Middle East and Africa account for roughly 6 per cent of TSMC sales, a fraction of the 65 per cent the group generates from North America.” https://www.ft.com/...