TSMC set to begin production of 3-nanometer chips in Taiwan

The long-awaited mass production of chip with 3 nanometer technology has just begun in the south of the island of Taiwanin a phase that consecrates TSMC extension (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) as the world’s largest chip maker with customers in all industries from Apple to Nvidia. TSMC holds a dominant position as a maker of advanced chips used in multiple technology fields, from cell phones to fighter jets.

“TSMC maintains its technology leadership by investing significantly in Taiwan” said the president of TSMC Mark Liu during a ceremony to mark the start of the expansion of production in the city of Tainan. He brings it back there Reuters.

Demand for new chips with 3-nanometer manufacturing process is “very high”according to Liu said, while other fields in which TSMC’s expertise is more frequently requested are those of the 5G and gods high-performance computing products.

Earlier this month, TSMC also announced increased investment in US manufacturing United Statesconcentrated on the new plant in Arizona. In fact, they will be allocated for this production pole 40 billion dollars, which represents one of the largest foreign investments in US history. The Taiwanese company is also building an in-chip plant Japan and said it was looking into potential expansion into Germany.

TSMC’s overseas investments have sparked concerns about a possible disinterest and progressive removal of the company from Taiwan, but the new announcements and statements by Mark Liu aim to disprove this hypothesis. TSMC extension “is taking concrete actions to develop advanced technology and expand capacity in Taiwan” they say from the Far Eastern island, following the attentions of China to Taiwan and to reinvigorate Taiwan’s commitment as the world’s leading semiconductor producer.

Liu said that mass production of the new chips with 3-nanometer technology is registering right away good returnsand added that the new technology will lead to the creation of end products for a market value of $1.5 trillion within five years. Meanwhile, reaffirming that the majority of TSMC’s chip production will remain in Taiwan, the construction of new factories for the new generation 2 nanometer chip. The new production hubs are expected to be built in the northern and central parts of Taiwan.