TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken Feb. 24, 2024, shows a wastewater treatment facility at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. TSMC held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will begin operating sometime in the October-December quarter of 2024.

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