[News] TSMC’s 2nm Fab at CSTP Delayed to Next Year for Construction

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According to a report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily, the construction of TSMC’s 2-nanometer fab in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CSTP) is confirmed to be delayed until next year due to land acquisition and construction timelines.

The Taiwan Central Science Park Administration indicated that this project has been delayed by a year and a half, and the operational schedule is now too tight. After receiving approval from the Taichung City government, it still needs to undergo review by the Construction and Planning Agency Ministry of the Interior. It is anticipated that the urban planning announcement by the Taichung City government will be made by the end of the year, a prerequisite for initiating land acquisition procedures. However, meeting this year’s end deadline for land acquisition is now deemed unfeasible.

The Central Science Park Administration was notified by the Taichung City government today that the expansion project for Phase 2 of the CSTP, crucial for TSMC’s 2-nanometer fab, has been scheduled for urban planning review on the 25th of this month.

Due to repeated delays in the urban planning approval process for the CSTP Phase 2 expansion, TSMC recently made the decision to plan for the construction of a 2-nanometer fab in Kaohsiung.

It’s worth noting that the inclusion of the CSTP Phase 2 expansion project in this month’s urban planning review hinges on TSMC’s announcement of its 2-nanometer fab plans in Kaohsiung. The breakthrough came after Taiwan Power Company and Taiwan Water Corporation finally issued assurances that TSMC’s CSTP 2-nanometer fab’s development and operation would not compromise the assurance of power and water supply for Taichung residents, which provided a turning point for the project.

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