TSMC breaks ground for new FAB

[NumLock21]

TSMC has recently break ground for a brand new FAB located in Southern Taiwan Science Park. It will be FAB #18.
 

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TSMC today held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Fab 18, Phase 1 facility at the Southern Taiwan Science Park. Led by Chairman Dr. Morris Chang, the event demonstrates TSMC's ongoing commitment to investing in Taiwan as well as to environmental sustainability, and marks another milestone in TSMC's 30-year history and its competitive advantage in technology leadership, manufacturing excellence, and customer trust. TSMC's Fab 18 will be its fourth 12-inch GigaFab in Taiwan and is scheduled for production of the advanced 5 nanometer process.

Following today's groundbreaking, the Company plans to complete construction of Phase 1 and begin equipment move-in in the first quarter of 2019, with volume production in early 2020. Phase 2 will start construction in third quarter 2018 and also enter volume production in 2020, while Phase 3 construction is scheduled for third quarter 2019 for volume production in 2021. Once all three phases enter production, the facility's estimated annual capacity will exceed one million 12-inch wafers, providing 4,000 high-quality jobs and becoming another bastion of TSMC's manufacturing excellence.

"TSMC's Fab 18 represents three important commitments from our company: our commitment to future growth, our commitment to continue moving technology forward, and our commitment to Taiwan," said Chairman Dr. Morris Chang. "Our estimated investment in 5-nanometer technology is approximately NT$700 billion, and total investment in Fab 18 will exceed NT$500 billion."

 

Fab 18 Basic Information:

• Lot Size: 42 hectares
• Total Floor Area: 950,000 square meters
• Total Cleanroom Area: Over 160,000 square meters (approx. 25 standard soccer fields)

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/240966/tsmc-breaks-ground-on-5nm-fab-18-in-taiwan

https://hexus.net/business/news/components/114695-tsmc-started-construction-5nm-fab-18-taiwan/

[8uhbbhu8]

Nice. More Fabs and new tech is always a good thing 

[Bit_Guardian]

I think they're a bit delusional on volume production by Q1 2020, but best of luck to them.

[Juanitology]

LOL at the face of the guy furthest right. He's like "OMG what is happening? where am I? who are these people? I'm scared..."

[leadeater]

Gold shovels go faster you know

[Bananasplit_00]

10 minutes ago, leadeater said:

Gold shovels go faster you know

Well in Minecraft... 

[MoonSpot]

11 minutes ago, leadeater said:

Gold shovels go faster you know

Put a gold shovel in my hands and I guaranty you'll see me moving away with it very fast indeed.

[leadeater]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

Well in Minecraft... 

Damn it, I don't even play minecraft and managed to make a minecraft joke.

[paddy-stone]

Are the 3 guys on the right going to prom afterwards as the dates of the other guys? LOL

 

 

[Drak3]

5 minutes ago, leadeater said:

Damn it, I don't even play minecraft and managed to make a minecraft joke.

[pas008]

1 hour ago, Terodius said:

LOL at the face of the guy furthest right. He's like "OMG what is happening? where am I? who are these people? I'm scared..."

 

33 minutes ago, MoonSpot said:

Put a gold shovel in my hands and I guaranty you'll see me moving away with it very fast indeed.

lol

 

looks like they will be ready for ddr5?

[GDRRiley]

2 smiling, 3 not caring, 1 scared AF 

[Doobeedoo]

Nice. 

Build more

[NumLock21]

The guy next to scared af, i wonder what he's thinking.

 

[Misanthrope]

On 1/27/2018 at 4:58 PM, leadeater said:

Gold shovels go faster you know

Not only that but the red ribbon gives it extra speed. It's a shame they couldn't get RGB shovels though

[InertiaSelling]

[FloRolf]

38 minutes ago, InertiaSelling said:

OMG this is pure gold, lmao.