TSMC Kumamoto to produce more than 100,000 wafers a month using 40 nanometer, 22nm, 28nm, 12nm, 16nm, 7nm and 6nm processes

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Friday it has started mass production at its first factory in Japan, as the government steps up efforts to strengthen supply chains for critical and essential goods. The factory in Kumamoto Prefecture produces logic chips with 12 to 28 nanometer process technologies for use in cars and image sensors for customers such as Sony Group Corp. and auto parts maker Denso Corp.

Meanwhile, construction of TSMC's 2nd fab in Kumamoto to start in Q1 2025. At an investor conference, TSMC Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei (魏哲家), said a joint venture led by the chipmaker has started land preparation work for the second fab in Kumamoto with construction slated to begin in the first quarter of 2025 to roll out chips for consumer electronics, automotive, industrial and high performance computing (HPC) use. Commercial production is expected to start in 2027.

Wei said the first plant in Kumamoto, which officially opened on Feb. 24 through the joint venture -- Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc. (JASM) -- is proceeding very smoothly with all production technologies certified, and will start mass production in the fourth quarter of this year. JSMC is owned by TSMC, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp., Denso Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp.

In Kumamoto, TSMC will produce more than 100,000 wafers a month, using its 40 nanometer, 22nm, 28nm, 12nm, 16nm, 7nm and 6nm processes.

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