SemiconductorsTSMC says 3-nm chip production to start soon amid supply chain woes
CEO says building plants is getting more expensive amid onshoring rush
A TSMC factory In Nanjing, China. The company has more than doubled its pace for building new factories to help with the unprecedented chip crunch. © Getty Images
CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei Asia chief tech correspondent
August 30, 2022 14:56 JST
HSINCHU, Taiwan -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said its ultra-advanced 3-nanometer chip production technology will enter production "soon" but inflation and ongoing difficulties in the supply chain are pushing up the cost of building new plants.