Japan invites TSMC to build a fab

Posted on Wednesday, July 22 2020 @ 15:24 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
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Hexus reports Japan will reportedly invite TSMC and other global chip makers to set up shop in the country of the rising sun. TSMC is world's largest semiconductor foundry and since a couple of days it's world's most valuable semiconductor company with a market cap of around $338 billion. Japan hopes government incentives will be able to rejuvenate its domestic chip industry.
When questioned about the Japan possibility by a Taiwanese newspaper, the company stated somewhat obliquely that "TSMC gives top priority to its clients' demands". In other words I think TSMC is considering things carefully - it was equally cautious of confirming or denying the Arizona plans earlier in the year.

TSMC already has a '7nm/5nm and beyond' design centre in Yokohama, Japan.


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