Report: TSMC lays the groundwork for a 5-nm and 3-nm foundry
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The chip-making world may be gearing up for 10-nm chip manufacturing processes, but according to a report by the Nikkei Asian Review, contract silicon manufacturing house Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is getting ready to build a fab for what it calls "5-nm" and "3-nm" process nodes. The company reportedly expects the plant to cost approximately $500 billion New Taiwan dollars, an amount equivalent to $15.8 billion U.S. dollars. According to the reports, TSMC has already asked the Taiwanese government for assistance in finding a location of sufficient size for the new factory.
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