# Taiwan Semiconductor invests TWD 1.5B to expand diode plant in Yilan

Taiwan Semiconductor Co., Ltd. plans to invest TWD 1.5 billion to expand its plant in Yilan County, introducing advanced machinery to improve yield for automotive-grade diodes. The expansion will create 60 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-08-08
- Where: Yilan County, TWN
- Value: $48.0M (1.50B TWD)
- Jobs: 60
- Status: announced
- Products: diodes, automotive-grade diodes
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Taiwan Semiconductor](https://endata.com/companies/41224.md)

## Sources

- [archive.news.rti.org.tw](https://archive.news.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2030274), 2019-08-08: "台灣半導體為二極體大廠，已跨入國際車用領域供應鏈，此次因應全球產業鏈重組，為鞏固客源降低衝擊，決定斥資15億元在宜蘭縣擴廠。"
- [finance.ettoday.net](https://finance.ettoday.net/news/1509030), 2019-08-08: "決定斥資15億元在宜蘭縣擴廠，導入高階機器設備以提升製程良率，帶來60個本國就業機會，結合在地專業人才促進地方產業發展，進一步拓展車用領域國際訂單。"

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