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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is scheduled to start construction of a new fab in Japan next year and begin mass production there in 2024, according to the chief executive of the world’s top chip maker. TSMC’s CEO C.C. Wei said at a press conference on Thursday that the Japan fab project, which will use mature 22-nanometre and 28-nanometre technologies, has received Tokyo’s blessing. “We have received strong commitments from both our customers and the Japanese government,” said Wei. TSMC’s new specialty technology fab in Japan is being widely watched as it comes at a time when the global semiconductor...
