Kumamoto, Feb 24 (News On Japan) –
Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing big TSMC’s first manufacturing facility in Japan is about to open right this moment, February 24, in Kumamoto Prefecture.
The new manufacturing facility, situated in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, is 4 tales above floor and two tales beneath floor, with a web site space equal to 4 Tokyo Domes. The clear rooms for semiconductor manufacturing are stated to be the biggest within the nation.
The manufacturing facility plans to start mass manufacturing of circuit line widths for cars and digital merchandise, starting from 12 to twenty-eight nanometers, by the top of this yr.
The opening ceremony, scheduled for the afternoon, might be attended by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kenji Saito and TSMC Chairman Liu Deyin, amongst others.
Additionally, TSMC has introduced plans to assemble a second home manufacturing facility in Kumamoto Prefecture aiming for operation by the top of 2027. When mixed with the primary manufacturing facility opening right this moment, the entire funding is estimated to be round 3 trillion yen, with anticipated authorities subsidies from Japan totaling 1.2 trillion yen.
Source: TBS