TAIPEI/TOKYO -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will begin installing equipment at its new chip plant in Japan this month, a sign that the project is proceeding more rapidly than the company's cutting-edge facility in the U.S.
Tool installation at Kumamoto plant to start in October, production to begin in 2024

TSMC's $8 billion plant in southwestern Japan is set to start production by the end of 2024. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)
TAIPEI/TOKYO -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will begin installing equipment at its new chip plant in Japan this month, a sign that the project is proceeding more rapidly than the company's cutting-edge facility in the U.S.