TSMC Gets Green Light for 2-Nanometer Chip Plant in Taiwan

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has received final approval from a regulatory body to build a new chip facility that will produce its most advanced products yet. Destined for Hsinchu, an important chipmaking center in its home country of Taiwan, TSMC’s new cutting-edge plant is scheduled to begin construction in early 2022, with production equipment being installed the following year. The development comes just two days after Intel delivered a new road map that suggested it could catch up to TSMC and other rivals by 2024. TSMC is also busy constructing a 5-nanometer chip plant in Arizona, among other potential developments such as a site in Japan and Germany.

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[Auer]

The more the merrier

Every country should have a Fab tho, there needs to be a lot more.