TSMCs Kumamoto Second Walling Factory is planned to open at the end of this year

TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor -based industrial enterprise, officially announced that it will build a second wafer fab in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

Comprehensive Japan Kyodo News and Yahoo Finance reported that TSMC announced on Tuesday (February 6) that the second wafer fab is planned to begin construction at the end of this year and began operations at the end of 2027.

The Kumamoto First Factory of TSMC plans to hold the opening ceremony on February 24 this year. The second factory is expected to be located near the first factory.

TSMC Chairman Liu Deyin revealed at the financial report in January that the second plant will produce more cutting -edge products than the first factory.

TSMC said that these two wafer factories will provide process technologies for automotive, industry, consumption, and efficient energy computing (HPC). The production capacity planning may be further adjusted according to customer needs. It is expected that it will be directly directly.Create more than 3,400 high -tech professional job opportunities.