TOKYO/TAIPEI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - TSMC plans to mass produce advanced 3-nanometre chipsin Kumamoto in southern Japan, TSMC CEO C.C. Wei said on Thursday, an investment local media reported was worth $17 billion as the Taiwanese firm seeks to meet soaring demand for AI chips.
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker and a key supplier of AI chips to companies such as Nvidia, currently produces its most advanced chips in Taiwan. Previous plans for Japan had focused on less advanced technologies.
