TSMC to Make Advanced AI Chips at New Japanese Plant
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Chipmaking heavyweight TSMC has announced it will produce semiconductors for AI at its new plant in Kumamoto, Japan, in a change from its original plan of only producing less powerful chips at the new facility. Photo: Nikkei
(Nikkei Asia) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. will produce semiconductors for artificial intelligence (AI) at its new plant in Kumamoto, Japan, the company announced Thursday, in a change from its original plan of only producing less powerful chips at the facility.
The world’s largest chipmaker will manufacture advanced 3-nanometer chips at the facility. This shift would help Japan to secure a stable domestic supply of semiconductors for AI amid increasing global competition for the powerful chips.
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