# TSMC to build world's first 3nm chip factory in Tainan, Taiwan

TSMC received environmental approval to build a 3-nanometer semiconductor fab at the Southern Taiwan Science Park in Tainan. The company plans to invest NTD 600 billion ($19.5 billion) in the project, with construction starting in 2020, trial production in 2021, and mass production as early as 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-12-20
- Where: Southern Taiwan Science Park, Tainan, TWN
- Value: $19.5B
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Products: 3-nanometer chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [technode.com](https://technode.com/2018/12/20/taiwanese-chip-maker-tsmc-to-build-the-worlds-first-3nm-chip-factory/), 2018-12-20: "TSMC has received the green light to build what is said to be the world's first 3-nanometer manufacturing plant."
- [techspot.com](https://www.techspot.com/news/77963-tsmc-gets-approval-build-3-nanometer-factory-southern.html), 2018-12-20: "TSMC has gained approval from China's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) to build the world's first 3-nanometer manufacturing facility."

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