The possibility of the global wafer foundry TSMC is still negotiating in the German factories, and the decision will be made in August this year.
Comprehensive Reuters and Agence France -Presse reported that Zhang Xiaoqiang, senior deputy general manager of TSMC business development, said at a meeting at the Netherlands on Tuesday (May 23) that negotiations about the construction of factories in Germany continued.The earliest meeting of the Board of Directors of TSMC in August will be made.
Zhang Xiaoqiang said that TSMC currently conducts due diligence on the proposal of the construction of the Delton.If the construction plant is planned, the factory will focus on the production of automotive chips.
He said that so far, this plan has made a lot of good progress, and it has also been strongly supported by the German government and the European Union, but the plan is still undergoing the company's internal review and approval process.
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not disclose the scale of subsidies and the cost of potential projects, and which companies may participate.
TSMC has actively set up factories in overseas in recent years. First, in November last year, at the invitation of President Bayeng in the United States, set up a factory in Phoenix City, Arizona, and then announced that it was built in Kumamoto, Japan.It is necessary to disperse geopolitical risks brought about by the tension between the two sides of the strait.
However, Zhang Xiaoqiang said, "I don't want to get involved in political aspects, but I do think that we need to provide customers with diverse supply."He also said, "Europe is a very important geographical regional customer base ... (and) needs, I think this is indeed the main factor."
