TSMC’s expansion win for TaiwanBy Paul Lin 林保華Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) held an opening ceremony for its first chip manufacturing fab in Kumamoto, Japan. It is owned by a joint venture, Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Inc (JASM), of which TSMC is the controlling shareholder. A Japanese emergency, therefore, should also be considered a Taiwanese emergency. The decline of the semiconductor industry in Japan is a Japanese emergency, hence it is only natural that TSMC helps Japan reinvigorate its semiconductor manufacturing. In the late 1980s, Japan’s thriving semiconductor manufacturing sector was disrupted by US government policy.

Source: Taipei Times March 04, 2024 21:48 UTC