🏭 TSMC Clears Major Kaohsiung Expansion as AI Chip Demand Drives Capacity Growth.

TSMC received approval for a major expansion of its Nanzih Science Park operations in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with the city approving a planning change covering 29.83 hectares of former refinery land. The project is intended to support additional advanced semiconductor manufacturing capacity and marks another step in expanding TSMC's southern Taiwan footprint. 🏗️
The development is part of a broader expansion around TSMC's Kaohsiung operations, where the company is building advanced-process capacity to meet demand for high-performance computing and AI chips. Five planned wafer fabs at the site are expected to reach full production by the fourth quarter of 2027, according to local reports. 🤖 The newly approved land-use change allows the industrial development to move forward through the next stage of planning and approvals.