TSMC
Taiwanese semiconductor foundry company
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| 2024 | Projected opening of Fab 21 phase 1 in Phoenix, Arizona for 300 mm wafer production. |
| December 2024 | TSMC's first factory (Fab 23) in Kikuyo, Kumamoto began commercial operations, producing 12-, 22-, and 28-nanometer processes. The factory cost US$8.6 billion, with 476 billion yen subsidized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). |
| October 2024 | Revealed development plans for Halo Vista, a 3,500-acre mixed-use development around TSMC plants, including the Sonoran Oasis Research and Technology Park, with potential for up to 6 fabrication plants worth approximately $120 billion. |
| October 2024 | TSMC informed the US Department of Commerce about a potential breach of export controls involving an advanced chip sent to Huawei. |
| June 2024 | C. C. Wei transitioned to become the Chairman of TSMC, marking a significant leadership change for the company. |
| April 2024 | The US Commerce Department agreed to provide $6.6 billion in direct funding and up to $5 billion in loans to TSMC for semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Arizona under the CHIPS and Science Act. |
| February 2024 | TSMC shares hit a record high, with the trading day reaching NT$709 and closing at NT$697, influenced by an increase in Nvidia's price target. |
| January 2024 | TSMC chairman Liu warned that Arizona lacks workers with specialized skills, suggesting the second Arizona plant might not start advanced chip production until 2027 or 2028. |
| January 2024 | As of early 2024, TSMC's ownership structure reveals a diverse shareholder base, with approximately 56% of shares held by the general public and 38% by institutions. The National Development Fund, Executive Yuan is the largest shareholder, owning 6.38% of the company's shares. |
| August 2023 | TSMC committed €3.5 billion to establish a semiconductor factory in Dresden, Germany, forming a joint venture with Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies, and NXP Semiconductors. The European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) is planned to have a monthly capacity of 40,000 12-inch wafers and become fully operational by 2029. |
| July 2023 | TSMC warned that US talent was insufficient for the chip factory, indicating Taiwanese workers would need to be brought in, and pushed back the operational timeline to 2025. |
| December 2022 | TSMC announced plans to triple its investment in Arizona plants in response to US-China tensions and global chip shortages, while also acknowledging significant cost challenges in US manufacturing. |
| October 2022 | Began volume production of 3 nm process technology in Q4. |
| July 2022 | TSMC announced a record profit in the second quarter, with net income up 76.4 percent year-over-year. |
| February 2022 | Denso took a more than 10 percent equity stake in JASM with a US$0.35 billion investment, and TSMC agreed to enhance the subsidiary's manufacturing capabilities. |
| 2021 | TSMC began an eight-year, $12 billion investment project for the Arizona semiconductor manufacturing facility. |
| 2021 | TSMC improved its ranking to third in the MEMS field. |
| November 2021 | TSMC and Sony announced the establishment of Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM) in Kumamoto, Japan, with an initial investment of approximately $7 billion. |
| July 2021 | Apple and Intel reported to be testing proprietary chip designs using TSMC's 3 nm production technology. |
| July 2021 | TSMC and Foxconn reached an agreement to purchase 10 million BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, pledging to buy five million doses each. |
| June 2021 | TSMC and Foxconn were allowed to jointly negotiate purchasing COVID-19 vaccines for Taiwan. |
| January 2021 | Started risk production of 4 nm process technology. |
| 2020 | TSMC became the first semiconductor company to sign the RE100 initiative, pledging to use 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. |
| November 2020 | Officials in Phoenix, Arizona approved TSMC's plan to build a $12 billion chip plant in the city. |
| July 2020 | Signed a landmark 20-year deal with Ørsted to purchase the entire production of two offshore wind farms in Taiwan, which was the world's largest corporate green energy order at the time. |
| July 2020 | TSMC confirmed it would halt shipments of silicon wafers to Huawei and HiSilicon by September 14. |
| January 2020 | Started risk production of 6 nm process technology in Q1. |
| 2019 | TSMC was ranked fourth in the MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) field, behind leader Silex Microsystems. |
| January 2019 | Began advertising N7+, N7, and N6 as leading edge semiconductor technologies. |
| 2018 | Morris Chang retired after 31 years of leadership. Mark Liu became chairman and C. C. Wei became Chief Executive. |
| June 2018 | C. C. Wei became the sole Chief Executive Officer of TSMC, succeeding the co-CEO model. |
| March 2017 | TSMC invested US$3 billion in Nanjing to develop a manufacturing subsidiary, despite objections from the Tsai Ing-wen administration. |
| 2014 | TSMC was at the forefront of the foundry industry for high-performance, low-power applications, leading major smartphone chip companies like Qualcomm, Mediatek, and Apple to increase their orders. |
| October 2014 | TSMC's monthly sales peaked, followed by a 10 percent decrease in November due to cautious inventory adjustments by customers. |
| August 2014 | TSMC's production capacity for the fourth quarter was almost fully booked, a rare occurrence attributed to landing CPU orders from Apple. |
| August 2014 | TSMC's board of directors approved additional capital appropriations of US$3.05 billion for further expansion. |
| May 2014 | TSMC's board of directors approved capital appropriations of US$568 million to increase and improve manufacturing capabilities. |
| March 2014 | TSMC raised its financial guidance and posted 'unseasonably strong' first-quarter results, driven by increased demand for smartphone application chips. |
| 2013 | C. C. Wei and Mark Liu became co-CEOs of TSMC, leading the company together. |
| 2011 | TSMC began trial production of A5 and A6 SoCs for Apple's iPad and iPhone devices, and planned to increase research and development expenditures by 39 percent to NT$50 billion. |
| 2011 | TSMC planned to increase research and development expenditures by 39% to NT$50 billion and expand manufacturing capacity by 30% to compete in the semiconductor market. |
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