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[85] Lead times for chip orders at TSMC increased due to a tight capacity situation, putting fabless chip companies at risk of not meeting their sales expectations or shipment
schedules,[86] and in August 2014 it was reported that TSMC’s production capacity for the fourth quarter of 2014 was already almost fully booked, a scenario that had not occurred for many years, which was described as being due to a ripple-effect
due to TSMC landing CPU orders from Apple. -
[88] TSMC’s revenue for 2014 saw growth of 28% over the previous year, while TSMC forecasted that revenue for 2015 would grow by 15 to 20 percent from 2014, thanks to strong
demand for its 20 nm process, new 16 nm FinFET process technology as well as continuing demand for 28 nm, and demand for less advanced chip fabrication in its 200mm fabs. -
[23] In May 2014, TSMC’s board of directors approved capital appropriations of US$568 million to increase and improve manufacturing capabilities after the company forecast
higher than expected demand. -
In 2014, TSMC was at the forefront of the foundry industry for high-performance, low-power applications,[79][80] leading major smartphone chip companies such as Qualcomm,[81][82]
Mediatek[82][83] and Apple[29][31] to place an increasing amount of orders. -
[79] While the competitors in the foundry industry (primarily GlobalFoundries and United Microelectronics Corporation) have encountered difficulties ramping leading-edge 28
nm capacity,[83] the leading Integrated Device Manufacturers such as Samsung and Intel that seek to offer foundry capacity to third parties were also unable to match the requirements for advanced mobile applications. -
These additional production costs will increase the cost of TSMC’s chips made in the US to at least 50% more than the cost of chips made in Taiwan.
-
Wei (CEO and vice-chairman); Production output: 14 million 12-inch equivalent wafers (2021); Services: Manufacture of integrated circuits, mask services, integrated circuits
packaging, multi wafer foundry services; Revenue: US$57.22 billion (2021); Operating income: US$23.43 billion (2021); Net income: US$21.35 billion (2021); Total assets: US$134.29 billion (2021); Total equity: US$77.48 billion (2021); Number
of employees: 65,152 (2021); Subsidiaries: WaferTech, TSMC Nanjing Company Ltd., SSMC, JASM History In 1986, Li Kwoh-ting, representing the Executive Yuan, invited Morris Chang to serve as the president of the Industrial Technology Research
Institute (ITRI). -
[115] On 12 January 2011, TSMC announced the acquisition of land from Powerchip Semiconductor for NT$2.9 billion (US$96 million) to build two additional 300mm fabs (Fab 12B)
to cope with increasing global demand. -
As of 2020, TSMC announced that it would bring its newest 5 nm process to the Arizona facility, a significant break from its prior practice of limiting US fabs to older technologies.
-
The decision to locate a plant in the US came after the Trump administration warned about the issues concerning the world’s electronics made outside of the U.S.[45] In 2021,
news reports claimed that the facility might be tripled to roughly a $35 billion investment with six factories. -
[32] In 2020, TSMC became the first semiconductor company in the world to sign up for the RE100 initiative, pledging to use 100% renewable energy by 2050.
-
[22] The company also planned to expand capacity by 30% in 2011 to meet strong market demand.
-
[61] In that same month, TSMC stated that they were running into major cost issues, because the cost of construction of buildings and facilities in the US is four to five
times what an identical plant would cost in Taiwan, (due to higher costs of labor, red tape, and training), as well as difficulty finding qualified personnel (for which it has hired US workers and sent them for training in Taiwan for 12–18
months.) -
[30][31] In October 2014, ARM and TSMC announced a new multi-year agreement for the development of ARM based 10 nm FinFET processors.
-
[112] The investment of US$9.4 billion to build its third 300mm wafer fabrication facility in Central Taiwan Science Park (Fab 15) was originally announced in 2010.
-
[59][60] In December 2022, TSMC announced its plans to triple its investment in the Arizona plants in response to the growing tensions between the US and China and the supply
chain disruption that has led to chip shortages. -
In 2011, the company planned to increase research and development expenditures by almost 39% to NT$50 billion to fend off growing competition.
-
[49][47] In July 2021, BioNTech’s Chinese sales agent Fosun Pharma announced that the two technology manufacturers had reached an agreement to purchase 10 million BioNTech
COVID-19 vaccines from Germany. -
The four companies and minor individual investors placed US$1.2 billion into this venture, which was at the time the single largest startup investment in the state of Washington.
-
[24][84] For Q2 2014, revenues came in at NT$183 billion, with 28 nm technology business growing more than 30% from the previous quarter.
-
[107] In July 2020, TSMC signed a 20-year deal with Ørsted to buy the entire production of two offshore wind farms under development off Taiwan’s west coast.
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[52][53] In February 2022, TSMC, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, and Denso announced that Denso would take a more than 10% equity stake in JASM with a US$0.35 billion investment,
amid a scarcity of chips for automobiles. -
[80] For most of 2014, TSMC saw a continuing increase in revenues due to increased demand, primarily due to chips for smartphone applications.
-
[109] Facilities In 2020, TSMC announced a planned fab in Phoenix, Arizona, intended to begin production by 2024 at a rate of 20,000 wafers per month.
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At that time, the Taiwanese government wanted to develop its semiconductor industry, but its high investment and high risk nature made it difficult to find investors.
-
[113] The facility was expected to manufacture over 100,000 wafers a month and generate US$5 billion per year of revenue.
-
[54][55][56] TSMC will also enhance JASM’s capabilities with 12/16 nanometer FinFET process technology in addition to the previously announced 22/28 nanometer process and
increase monthly production capacity from 45,000 to 55,000 12-inch wafers. -
[47] Due to the 2020–2022 global semiconductor shortage, United Microelectronics raised prices approximately 7–9 percent, and prices for TSMC’s more mature processors will
be raised by about 20 percent. -
However, the Arizona plant will not be fully operational until 2024, when the 5 nm process is projected to be replaced by TSMC’s 3 nm process as the latest technology.
-
Construction of the fabrication plant is expected to start in 2022, with production targeted to begin two years later in 2024.
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[43][44] In November 2020, officials in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States approved TSMC’s plan to build a $12 billion chip plant in the city.
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Type: Public company; Traded as: TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM; ISIN: US8740391003; Industry: Semiconductors; Founded: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan (21
February 1987; 36 years ago); Founder: Morris Chang; Headquarters: Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan; Area served: Worldwide; Key people: Mark Liu (Chairman), C.C. -
[106] As of June 2020, TSMC is the manufacturer selected for production of Apple’s 5 nanometer ARM processors, as “the company plans to eventually transition the entire Mac
lineup to its Arm-based processors, including the priciest desktop computers”. -
[54][55][56] The fab is expected to directly create about 1,700 high-tech professional jobs.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC; also called Taiwan Semiconductor)[3][4] is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design
company. -
Since the beginning of the 2020s, TSMC has expanded its operations outside of the island of Taiwan, opening new fabs in Japan and the United States, with further plans for
expansion into Germany. -
[54][55][56] The Japanese government wants JASM to supply essential chips to Japan’s electronic device makers and auto companies as trade friction between the United States
and China threatens to disrupt supply chains. -
[42] In July 2020, TSMC confirmed it would halt the shipment of silicon wafers to Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei and its subsidiary HiSilicon by
14 September.
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