Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company (SSMC) opened a new S$300 million Annex 10 clean room in Singapore, expanding its footprint for automotive and specialty chip manufacturing. The facility increases space by 34% and will help raise automotive wafer production from 26% to 40% of capacity.

TSMC held a groundbreaking ceremony for Fab 18, Phase 1 at the Southern Taiwan Science Park. The facility will produce advanced 5 nanometer process chips, with volume production in early 2020. Total annual capacity will exceed one million 12-inch wafers and create 4,000 jobs.

Navitas Semiconductor announced manufacturing partnerships with TSMC for GaN-on-silicon wafer manufacturing and Amkor Technology for packaging, test and logistics services to support high-volume demand for GaN power ICs.

TSMC announced it will build a 3nm semiconductor fabrication plant in Tainan, Taiwan, with an investment of NT$500 billion (US$16.4 billion). Mass production is expected to start by 2022.