While 16nm-28nm-class fabrication processes are considered outdated ... have invested around $8.27 billion in JASM. Speaking of investors, TSMC is the majority shareholder with an 86.5% stake ...

As TSMC's capacities are fully booked through late 2027, its customers asked for more capacity in the U.S., says C.C. Wei.

JASM, TSMC's Japan subsidiary, plans to build a second wafer fab in Kumamoto. The firm states that construction will begin in 2025, possibly later than the initially stated first quarter.

Japan is in the midst of a semiconductor renaissance. Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM) — a joint venture between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), Sony, Denso and ...

In addition, the company will continue to build its second JASM fab module in Japan in partnership ... fab for production chips on N2 and A16 fabrication processes (2nm-class, 1.6nm-class) before ...