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TSMC has trouble with Arizona plant

TSMC has run into trouble trying to build a chip manufacturing plant in Arizona, the source said. As you know, its construction began in June last year. According to TSMC’s plans, the $12 billion venture is due to begin mass production of 5nm products in early 2024. However, these plans appear to be in jeopardy. According to new data, construction is being delayed. This is largely due to the labor shortage caused by the pandemic. It is now expected that the installation of production equipment will be postponed from the end of the third quarter of this year to the first quarter of next year. Given the postponement, production is unlikely to start in the first quarter of 2024. Most likely, it will begin in the second half of 2024. It usually takes two years to build and commission a TSMC plant in Asia. In the case of the first plant outside the specified region, the lines will be at least two and a half years old.

TSMC has trouble with Arizona plant
The head of Intel is unhappy with the fact that the United States helps TSMC

According to unofficial data, another problem is related to the search for personnel, since not only TSMC, but also Intel is looking for qualified specialists in Arizona. And Intel could be the winner, as TSMC already has complaints from employees, especially from Western countries. Most of the complaints are related to overtime and excessively long meetings, which can add several hours to the working day. Engineers are rumored to work 12-hour days, often on weekends.

At the same time, it became known that the Japanese company Denso will act as an investor in the Japanese plant TSMC. This, in turn, led to an increase in TSMC’s own investments in Japan. The total investment will increase from almost $7 billion to $8.6 billion. This means that the plant will receive an additional production line, bringing its capacity to 55,000 300mm wafers per month, rather than 45,000 as previously planned. Moreover, the additional line will produce products in 12 and 16 nm standards, while the previously planned lines were designed for 22 and 28 nm standards. Denso’s share in the joint venture will be just over 10%, Sony – about 20%. The rest will be owned by TSMC.

Source: ixbt

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