2023-08-08
Just in: Taiwan's TSMC confirms joint venture in Dresden, Germany to produce advanced semiconductors for the automotive industry. Construction on the fab will start in the second half of 2024 with production to begin by the end of 2027. [image]
Bloomberg
TSMC agrees to build a €10B plant in Germany's Dresden, owning 70% of the facility with Infineon, NXP, and Bosch each holding 10% stake, set to open in 2027
- Taiwanese giant will own 70% of fab in eastern city of Dresden — Facility to supply auto, industrial sectors starting in 2027
2023-06-12
US will allow Taiwanese, South Korean chip firms to maintain and expand operations in China, per a US Commerce Department official. Extending export control exemptions show “efforts to isolate CN from high-tech goods are more difficult than anticipated.” https://www.wsj.com/...
Bloomberg
South Korean prosecutors say an ex-Samsung executive allegedly stole blueprints and designs in 2018 and 2019 to replicate an entire chip plant in China
A former Samsung Electronics Co. executive allegedly stole blueprints and designs to try and replicate an entire semiconductor plant in China …
US will allow Taiwanese, South Korean chip firms to maintain and expand operations in China, per a US Commerce Department official. Extending export control exemptions show “efforts to isolate CN from high-tech goods are more difficult than anticipated.” https://www.wsj.com/...
Wall Street Journal
Sources: a US official said the government plans to let chipmakers in South Korea and Taiwan maintain and expand their China-based facilities without reprisals
Yuka Hayashi / Wall Street Journal :
2022-12-06
TSMC confirms it has started construction on a 2nd fab in Arizona. 2nd fab will begin production of 3nm chips in 2026. TSMC: US$40bn investment represents the “largest FDI in Arizona history and one of the largest foreign direct investments in the history of the United States.” https://twitter.com/...
Financial Times
TSMC plans to more than triple its Arizona investment to $40B, building a fab for 3nm chips, set to open in 2026, and making 4nm chips in its fab for 5nm chips
President Biden to hail Taiwanese chipmaker's second plant as boost for US manufacturing — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company …