TSMC to build advanced chip plant in southern Taiwan

Domestic move comes as company also expands globally to address supply crunch

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TSMC is expanding its chip production at home and abroad amid a global supply crunch and expectation of further increases in demand for its manufacturing services. (Photo courtesy of TSMC)

CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writer

TAIPEI -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's biggest contract chipmaker, is looking to build an advanced plant in south Taiwan as part of a $100 billion expansion to address the unprecedented global chip shortage.

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