KUMAMOTO, Japan -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first plant on the Japanese island of Kyushu will begin mass production and shipments at the end of this year, a crucial milestone for a national chip-sector-revival project that has attracted about 5 trillion yen ($32.7 billion) in related investments.
The world's largest contract chipmaker, having built the plant in the Kumamoto prefecture town of Kikuyo, has begun land preparation on an adjacent plot for a second plant, slated to start operations in 2027.
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