TSMC expansion continues with ‘topping out’ milestone in Phoenix
TSMC expansion continues with ‘topping out’ milestone in Phoenix
2024-02-27
TSMC’s global expansion is continuing at full throttle, with the marking of a new construction milestone in Phoenix, Arizona. Last week the company held a “topping out” ceremony, to place the last steel beam of its second semiconductor fab. At a recent think tank forum, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo thanked TSMC for investing in the U.S., stressing that Washington was committed to ensuring the project’s success. Over in Tokyo, Japan’s prime minister hailed TSMC’s Kumamoto plant as a crucial step forward for his nation’s chip industry.
TSMC launched its first Kumamoto plant last Saturday. Following the grand opening, TSMC Chair Mark Liu and CEO C. C. Wei headed to Tokyo, meeting with Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on Monday.
Mark Liu
TSMC chair
We committed to the PM that we will work with Japanese semiconductor product industry to unleash their innovation in semiconductor.
Speaking after the meeting, Liu said he was thankful for Kishida’s semiconductor strategy and the Japan government’s subsidies, which made the Kumamoto plant possible. He also vowed to build up Kyushu’s semiconductor supply chain. He said TSMC will start construction on its second Kumamoto plant in late 2024, targeting operations in 2027.
Kishida Fumio (Feb. 24)
Japan prime minister
The government of Japan has implemented unprecedented and bold support for the development of a domestic manufacturing base for advanced semiconductors. JASM’s production of advanced logic semiconductors is an important step forward for Japan’s industry.
Wang Mei-hua
Taiwan economics minister
Driven by client demand, TSMC is expanding globally. As for TSMC getting support from local government subsidies, we’d welcome that. Industrial collaboration between Taiwan and Japan has a beneficial effect.
Japan has offered TSMC 1.2 trillion yen, or about NT$250 billion, for its two fabs in Kumamoto. Meanwhile, the U.S. is set to announce a new subsidy package for TSMC’s plant in Arizona, possibly before U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address on March 7. Speaking at a think tank event, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo brought up TSMC, emphasizing Washington’s commitment to ensuring its success.
Gina Raimondo
US secretary of commerce
What TSMC is contemplating doing in Arizona is pathbreaking, you know. And they are investing in the U.S. and we’re grateful they’re doing that and we’re going to make sure it’s successful.
Raimondo said that by 2030, the U.S. aims to hold a 20% share in the advanced logic chip market, up from zero. TSMC’s global expansion will be a key step toward that objective.
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台積電全球布局! 美商務部長:會確保亞利桑那廠成功
2024-02-27
台積電海外布局，美國亞利桑那州二廠日前舉行上樑儀式，商務部長雷蒙多出席華府智庫演講時，感謝台積電赴美投資，也強調美國政府會確保他們建廠成功。至於24號剛開幕的日本廠，日方祭出1.2兆日圓、約台幣2500億，補助熊本兩座廠，董事長劉德音、總裁魏哲家也拜會首相岸田文雄，曝光未來台積電的計畫。
台積電熊本一廠24號盛大開幕，董事長劉德音和總裁魏哲家在典禮後前往東京，26號與日本首相岸田文雄在官邸會面。
[[台積電董事長 劉德音]]
“我們向首相承諾，將會與日本半導體廠商合作，支援日本半導體產業革新”
劉德音會後受訪，感謝岸田的半導體投資戰略，加上日本補助支援下，進度順利，承諾將在九州建立供應鏈，至於熊本二廠預計年底動工，力拼2027年營運。
[[日本首相 岸田文雄(2/24)]]
“日本政府祭出，前所未有，大膽的援助政策，作為支持國內生產製造，先進半導體的基礎，JASM生產先進邏輯半導體，對日本業界是重要的一步”
[[經濟部長 王美花]]
“台積電因為客戶的需求，然後做一個全球的佈局，當地政府的一個補助，這個我們也是樂觀其成，台日之間的產業的合作，是對這樣也會有加分的效果”
日本祭出1.2兆日圓、約台幣2500億元，補助熊本兩座廠。不讓日本專美於前，美國最快在3/7總統拜登國情咨文前，宣布最新一波補助金，商務部長雷蒙多出席智庫演講時，也特別提到台積電，要確保AZ廠順利。
[[美國商務部長 雷蒙多]]
“台積電在亞利桑那州設廠，是具有開創性的，他們正在美國投資，我們很感謝他們這麼做，而我們將確保它會成功”
雷蒙多訂下目標，2030年前，美國生產先進邏輯晶片，要從目前的0%全球市占率，提升到20%，台積電在全球的布局，成了重要關鍵。
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