Tuesday, December 14th 2021

Intel and TSMC Said to be Eyeing Germany for New Foundries

A fight over who can announce the most new chip related investments seem to have broken out between Intel and TSMC, which both companies said to be eyeing Germany for their new foundry expansions. This is despite both companies having said that Europe isn't a particularly interesting market for new foundries, but it appears that the upcoming European Chips Act has changed their minds, despite there being no official word on how much the EU will invest.

Intel has already pledged investments in Europe of up to €80 billion, for as many as eight new foundries. It's not clear if this includes its current investments in Ireland or now, where Intel has already invested over €6 billion over the past couple of years. TSMC on the other hand hasn't promised anything as yet, but the company is in early talks with the German government according to news out of Taiwan. Time will tell if anything comes from this, but Intel is said to be making an announcement soon, possibly before the holiday season on where it's planning on building its next Fab in Europe, with Italy and France also being on the table.
Source: Taipei Times
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5 Comments on Intel and TSMC Said to be Eyeing Germany for New Foundries

#1
HisDivineOrder
I live in hope that all these foundries leads us back to the way things used to be with semiconductors.
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#2
londiste
EU subsidizing building foundry/foundries in Germany has been in talks at least for over a year now.
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#3
TheLostSwede
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londisteEU subsidizing building foundry/foundries in Germany has been in talks at least for over a year now.
Sure, but things seem to be getting close to an announcement from Intel and TSMC has said they aren't all that interested in Europe until very recently.
HisDivineOrderI live in hope that all these foundries leads us back to the way things used to be with semiconductors.
It'll take years. A fab takes 2-3 years to build and that doesn't include installing all the machines, getting the staff up to pace etc. So if all goes well and Intel starts building next year, maybe 2025-2026 for first production?
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noel_fs
i didnt know there was a company called TSMC Said
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#5
LemmingOverlord
noel_fsi didnt know there was a company called TSMC Said
Could be worse, could've been TSMC Saud
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