People familiar with the matter said that the World Waille OEM Giant TSMC is negotiating with the German government to build a subsidy for building a factory to obtain a maximum cost of building a factory.
According to Bloomberg News Agency on Friday (May 26), people familiar with the matter reported that the German government was Hehe TSMC, and other joint ventures of factory projects, including Bosch, NXP, and Ying Feiling (Infineon) negotiate the final subsidy amount.
The European factory of TSMC may be able to settle in Germany Dresden, with a total investment of about 10 billion euros (about S $ 14.5 billion). TSMC hopes to get a 50%subsidy ratio.
People familiar with the matter said that the German government has not yet made the final decision, and the amount of subsidies may still be adjusted, but most other chip manufacturers can only get 40%of subsidies when they establish a factory in Europe.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs of Germany said in a statement that the German government is communicating closely with TSMC, "the purpose is to discuss the prerequisite for investment decisions."The Ministry of Economic Affairs did not publish more comments on subsidies, but the government could support the project based on the European chip law.
A spokesman for TSMC said that the company is assessing the possibility of building factories in Europe, but refuses to further comment.TSMC President Wei Zhejia said in April that decision whether to build a factory depends on the needs of customers and the government's support level.
