# TSMC to build 10nm fab in central Taiwan, production in mid-2016

TSMC plans to break ground for a new fab at its 12-inch wafer plant in central Taiwan in June 2015, designed for 10nm process technology, with volume production starting in mid-2016.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-03-08
- Where: central Taiwan, TWN
- Starts operating: Q3 2016
- Status: announced
- Products: 10nm process technology chips, mobile application processors, baseband chips, server chips, GPUs, network processors, gaming system chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [cdrinfo.com](https://cdrinfo.com/d7/content/tsmc-start-10nm-manufacturing-mid-2016), 2018-03-08: "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to move its 10nm process technology to volume production by the end of 2016, according to the company's chairman."

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