TSMC’s Kumamoto factory in Japan has more than 1,000 employees and plans to start mass production next year

News from this site on October 31, according to the "Economic Daily" report, TSMC's factory in Kumamoto, Japan, has made significant progress. It has currently dispatched and recruited more than 1,000 people, and plans to start mass production in 2024.

According to the report, in August this year, the dispatched engineer arrived in Japan accompanied by his family. In addition, locally recruited engineers have completed training and have been sent to the Kumamoto factory one after another to prepare for production in 2024

The report stated that the dispatch Including employees recruited and trained locally, the current number of employees in TSMC's Kumamoto factory in Japan exceeds 1,000. Officials plan to announce more during the third quarter earnings conference call.

According to previous reports on this site, the factory established by TSMC in Japan mainly produces products with 12/16 nanometer and 22/28 nanometer processes, and currently employs 800 employees locally. The factory has started installing relevant equipment this month and is expected to achieve mass production by the end of 2024 as planned.

The TSMC Kumamoto factory has received strong support from the Japanese government, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Denso and other partners. Total capital expenditures for the plant are US$86 billion, and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry approved 476 billion yen (approximately US$3.5 billion) in subsidies in June, accounting for about 40% of Japan's total subsidies

TSMC also It is interested in building a second semiconductor factory in Japan (referred to as Factory 2), and the Japanese government is considering providing subsidies of up to 900 billion yen (note on this site: currently about 44.1 billion yuan) for the second factory.

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