While TSMC’s Arizona expansion races ahead, its Japan operations are moving at a slower pace, drawing close attention. Plans for Kumamoto Fab 2, however, may be shifting. A Nikkei report had suggested a move to 4nm—originally planned for 6nm and 7nm—but Mirror Media now reports a bolder plan: ...

As TSMC ramps up its investments in the U.S., progress at its Taiwan facilities is also steadily advancing. However, according to Economic Daily News, citing NHK, the company’s second fab in Kumamoto, Japan, has reportedly faced another delay. TSMC had originally scheduled the groundbreaking fo...

TSMC's first fab in Kumamoto, Japan, is set to commence mass production by the end of 2024. According to a report from Commercial Times, citing Nikkei, the initial orders are expected to be supplied to Sony Group and Denso Corporation. According to Yuichi Horita, President of Japan Advanced Semic...

Taiwanese Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo, who was invited to visit Japan, attended a forum on August 30 organized by the Taiwan-Japan Research Institute and delivered a keynote speech. As reported by Kyodo News citing the interview with Kuo, he indicated that TSMC plans to build a third f...

On August 8th, Japan experienced a magnitude 7.1 earthquake with the epicenter located off the coast of Kyushu, in the sea east of Miyazaki Prefecture, at a focal depth of 30 kilometers. TSMC's Kumamoto plant (JASM), located in Kumamoto Prefecture, experienced a seismic intensity scale of level 4....