TSMC is doubling down on Japan. By upgrading its second Kumamoto facility to 3-nanometer production, the chipmaking giant has turned what was once a secondary supply-chain hedge into a cornerstone of its global strategy to dominate advanced AI silicon.
TSMC has decided to upgrade its planned second Kumamoto wafer fab from the originally intended 6/7nm node to mass production of advanced 3nm chips, notifying the Japanese government and negotiating revised support and investment terms.
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To meet the surging demand driven by AI, TSMC is upgrading its second wafer fab under construction in Kumamoto, Japan, to use more advanced 3nm process technology. This development...
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