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Chip exhibition in Japan

Chip exhibition in Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024, shows a booth of Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., at Kumamoto Industrial Revitalization Expo 2024 in Mashiki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Chip exhibition in Japan

Chip exhibition in Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024, shows a booth of Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., at Kumamoto Industrial Revitalization Expo 2024 in Mashiki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Chip exhibition in Japan

Chip exhibition in Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024, shows a booth of Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., at Kumamoto Industrial Revitalization Expo 2024 in Mashiki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2024.

TSMC opens 1st Japan chip plant

KIKUYO, Japan, Feb. 24 Kyodo - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. holds an opening ceremony on Feb. 24, 2024, for the company's first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The factory of the world's largest contract chipmaker will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024. (Kyodo)

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The world's largest contract chipmaker held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The world's largest contract chipmaker held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. holds an opening ceremony on Feb. 24, 2024, for the company's first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The factory of the world's largest contract chipmaker will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chairman Mark Liu speaks during an opening ceremony on Feb. 24, 2024, for the company's first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The factory of the world's largest contract chipmaker will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. founder Morris Chang speaks during an opening ceremony on Feb. 24, 2024, for the company's first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The factory of the world's largest contract chipmaker will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ken Saito speaks during an opening ceremony on Feb. 24, 2024, for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The factory of the world's largest contract chipmaker will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (on screen) is shown in a video message during an opening ceremony on Feb. 24, 2024, for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The factory of the world's largest contract chipmaker will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The world's largest contract chipmaker held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The world's largest contract chipmaker held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The world's largest contract chipmaker held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing from the October-December quarter of 2024.

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Opening ceremony for TSMC's 1st Japan factory in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2024, shows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s first chip plant in Japan, located in Kikuyo in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The world's largest contract chipmaker held an opening ceremony the same day for the factory, which will be operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing from the October-December quarter of 2024.

TSMC plans to build chip plant in Japan in 2022

TSMC plans to build chip plant in Japan in 2022

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2021, over Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s plan to build an advanced chip-making factory in Japan in 2022. TSMC CEO C.C. Wei unveiled the plan earlier in the day, saying the plant will start operations in 2024.