TSMC to Launch Full-Scale Production in Japan, U.S., Germany as Part of ‘Silicon Shield’ Against China

By Fukutaro Yamashita and Yohei Himeno / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
17:46 JST,
January 6, 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) will begin full-scale production in the United States and Germany, after the start of mass production at its first Japanese chip plant in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, last December.
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