# TSMC to open Japanese subsidiary for 3DIC material research

TSMC approved the establishment of a wholly owned Japanese subsidiary in Japan to expand three-dimensional integrated circuit (3DIC) material research, with a paid-in capital of approximately $178 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-02-09
- Where: Japan, Japan
- Value: $178.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: three-dimensional integrated circuit (3DIC) material research
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company](https://endata.com/companies/27337.md)

## Sources

- [brecorder.com](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40061957), 2021-02-09: "TSMC also said the board had approved the establishment of a wholly owned Japanese subsidiary in Japan to expand three-dimensional integrated circuit (3DIC) material research, with a paid-in capital"

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