Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) is seeking authorities approval for an advanced wafer fab on the Longtan (龍潭) campus of Hsinchu Science Park (新竹科學園區), the park’s bureau mentioned at present.
In a written reply, the Hsinchu Science Park Bureau mentioned it could submit a proposal for the third part of the Longtan Science Park, together with plans for a TSMC fab, later this month to the National Science and Technology Council for assessment.
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The contract chipmaker beforehand bid to construct a fab utilizing a course of extra advanced than its present 2-nanometer (nm) expertise on the Longtan Campus, however the plan was shelved in 2023 as a result of opposition from residents.
After giving up the Longtan plan, TSMC shifted its focus to southern Taiwan and intensified its growth of high-end applied sciences in Tainan and Kaohsiung.
A Chinese-language United Daily News report at present mentioned that lots of the affected residents in Longtan have warmed to the TSMC fab, which is ready to be constructed on as much as 88 % privately owned land.
Earlier this yr, bureau director-general Hu Shi-min (胡世民) instructed reporters that the bureau had held two public hearings — one on the finish of final yr and the opposite earlier this yr — on the third part of the Longtan Campus.
The report cited sources acquainted with the matter as saying TSMC is predicted to develop “angstrom-class” processes, about 0.1nm, in Longtan to fulfill rising demand for synthetic intelligence computing.
TSMC might pour about NT$500 billion to NT$600 billion (US$15.82 billion to US$18.98 billion) into the “angstrom” undertaking to assist its advanced expertise growth take firmer root in Taiwan, they mentioned.
TSMC didn’t verify whether or not it could construct a brand new fab in Longtan, utilizing the angstrom course of, however mentioned it didn’t rule out any risk for new expertise growth.
TSMC mentioned that with Taiwan as its main manufacturing base, the corporate would proceed to work with the authorities to hunt extra applicable venues for growth.