Taipei, May 4 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is searching for authorities approval for an advanced wafer fab in Hsinchu Science Park’s Longtan Campus, the park’s bureau stated Monday.
In a written reply to CNA, the Hsinchu Science Park Bureau stated it should 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 evaluation.
The contract chipmaker beforehand bid to construct a fab utilizing a course of extra advanced than its present 2-nanometer expertise on the Longtan Campus, however the plan was shelved in 2023 because 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 Monday acknowledged that most of the affected residents in Longtan have warmed to the TSMC fab, which is about to be constructed on as much as 88 p.c privately owned land.
Earlier this yr, Hu Shi-min (胡世民), director common of the bureau, informed reporters that the bureau had held two public hearings — one on the finish of final yr and the opposite in earlier this yr — on the third part of the Longtan Campus.
The media report cited sources accustomed to the matter as saying TSMC is predicted to develop “angstrom-class” processes, roughly round 0.1 nm, in Longtan to satisfy rising demand for AI computing.
TSMC may pour about NT$500 billion (US$15.8 billion) to NT$600 billion into the “angstrom” challenge to assist its advanced expertise growth take firmer root in Taiwan, they stated.
In response, TSMC didn’t affirm whether or not it should construct a brand new fab in the Longtan part, utilizing the angstrom course of, however stated it didn’t rule out any risk for new expertise growth.
TSMC stated that with Taiwan as its main manufacturing base, the corporate will proceed to work with the authorities to hunt extra acceptable venues for growth.