# TSMC to build $20B 3nm chip plant in Taiwan

TSMC will invest $20 billion to build a new factory in Taiwan's Tainan Science Park for 3nm transistor chip production. The plant is expected to be fully operational in early 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-12-11
- Where: Tainan Science Park, TWN
- Value: $20.0B
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: 3nm chips, processors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [TSMC](https://endata.com/companies/15886.md)

## Sources

- [hardwaresfera.com](https://hardwaresfera.com/en/noticias/la-taiwanesa-invierte-20-000-millones-dolares-una-nueva-planta-chips-transitores-3nm/), 2017-12-11: "This factory could cost more than $20,000 billion and represents TSMC's commitment to push the technology forward."

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