TSMC to Build 9 New Plants Globally This Year, Including 2-Nanometer Tech Fabs

Published: May 15, 2025 15:47
[TSMC: 9 New Plants to Be Built Globally This Year, with Fab 25 to Be Constructed in Taichung by Year-End]

Zhang Zongsheng, Deputy General Manager of Operations at TSMC, stated at a forum that TSMC built an average of three new plants per year from 2017 to 2020, and an average of five new plants per year from 2021 to 2024. This year, the company will further accelerate its pace, with plans to build nine new plants globally, including eight wafer fabs and one advanced packaging plant. Zhang Zongsheng revealed that Fab 20 in Hsinchu and Fab 22 in Kaohsiung will serve as the mass production bases for 2-nanometer technology. Construction of both plants began in 2022, and they are scheduled to commence production this year.

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