New Delhi: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract manufacturer for chips, is looking to set up a new plant in Germany and is in talks with the German government about setting up a plant in Europe, media has told. TSMC is the world’s largest contract chipset manufacturer with manufacturing sites mostly in Taiwan.
According to a report by news agency Bloomberg, the chipset maker is considering factors like consumer demand, government subsidies before deciding to set up a plant in the country. Earlier in June, TSMC chairman Mark Liu told shareholders that TSMC has begun assessments on setting up manufacturing operations in the European country, the report quoted a senior company executive as saying.
Meanwhile, the contract chipset maker is moving to build new capacity around the world, including a $7 billion semiconductor factory in Japan, as well as a $12 billion facility in Arizona to begin mass production in early 2024. is ready.
The company has also reportedly begun pilot production of 3-nanometer chips in southern Taiwan, and is expected to produce them in quantity by the end of next year.
Also, recently Qualcomm reportedly announced that its latest premium 5G chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SoC is manufactured at Samsung’s 4nm foundry and some production issues are forcing it to shift part of the production to TSMC. Huh.
Qualcomm, reportedly, is unhappy with Samsung’s yields and is not able to produce all the required chipsets, so TSMC will rush the production.
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