Thursday, December 20th 2018
TSMC Cleared to Build New 3 nm Manufacturing Factory in Southern Taiwan
The world's largest contract semiconductor manufacturing company, TSMC, has been cleared to commence construction of a new 3 nm chip factory at the Southern Taiwan Science Park in Tainan. The new factory is expected to use 20 percent renewable energy and 50 percent recycled water.
The factory's environmental impact assessment was accepted by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) on Dec. 19, after concerns were raised about use of water and power sources. TSMC is expected to invest NT$600 million (US$19.45 million) in the project, with construction to begin in 2022. Production is planned to start in late 2022 or early 2023. At the same site, TSMC is also building a 5 nm chip factory, which is expected to be up and running in late 2019 or early 2020.
Source:
Taiwan News
The factory's environmental impact assessment was accepted by the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) on Dec. 19, after concerns were raised about use of water and power sources. TSMC is expected to invest NT$600 million (US$19.45 million) in the project, with construction to begin in 2022. Production is planned to start in late 2022 or early 2023. At the same site, TSMC is also building a 5 nm chip factory, which is expected to be up and running in late 2019 or early 2020.
11 Comments on TSMC Cleared to Build New 3 nm Manufacturing Factory in Southern Taiwan
TSMC 5nm Fab18 cost 3.6 billion to build. Projected 17 billion when finished. Projected to come online early 2020
There are similar in sq/ft (Intel 962,000 / TSMC 950,000)