TSMC's fab in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan (Kumamoto Fab 1) is expected to begin mass production by the end of 2024, with plans for a second fab in the region. Thus, the influence of TSMC's presence continues to expand, as per the latest estimates from local financial institutions. Over the...

Taiwanese Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo, who was invited to visit Japan, attended a forum on August 30 organized by the Taiwan-Japan Research Institute and delivered a keynote speech. As reported by Kyodo News citing the interview with Kuo, he indicated that TSMC plans to build a third f...

As per a report from Economic Daily News, TSMC’s first European 12-inch fab is set to hold its groundbreaking ceremony on August 20. Along with TSMC’s ongoing projects in Japan and the U.S., the investment has amounted to nearly USD 100 billion. Meanwhile, this move is also expected to generat...

On August 8th, Japan experienced a magnitude 7.1 earthquake with the epicenter located off the coast of Kyushu, in the sea east of Miyazaki Prefecture, at a focal depth of 30 kilometers. TSMC's Kumamoto plant (JASM), located in Kumamoto Prefecture, experienced a seismic intensity scale of level 4....

According to a report from Nikkei on August 5, RS Technologies, a global giant in recycled wafers, has announced that due to increased orders, it will expand the monthly production capacity of its Japanese and Taiwanese plants to 580,000 wafers by 2024. Despite the Japanese plant operating at ful...