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TSMC plans US$47.5 billion investment for four 1.4nm fabs in Taichung
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
TSMC is investing NT$1.5 trillion to build four 1.4nm process fabs in the Central Taiwan Science Park in Taichung. This expansion has prompted major semiconductor equipment and material suppliers, including ASML and Tokyo Electron, to establish or expand their own local operations in the region to support the advanced manufacturing hub.
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TSMC is accelerating its next-generation roadmap with a US$47.5 billion (NT$1.5 trillion) investment to build four new 1.4nm fabs in Taichung, Taiwan. This massive complex, designated as Fab 25, will produce the advanced A14 node specifically optimized for AI acceleration and high-performance computing. Construction at the Central Taiwan Science Park is already underway, targeting risk production in late 2027 and full-scale mass production by the second half of 2028.
The project has triggered a significant supply chain cluster, driving Taichung to lead Taiwan with over 1,200 new factory registrations last year. Critical equipment and component providers, including ASML, Tokyo Electron, and KingLai Group, have already established or expanded local facilities to support the specialized tool and material requirements of the 1.4nm process. This ecosystem expansion secures TSMC's dominance in the sub-2nm era while reinforcing Taiwan’s status as the primary global manufacturing hub for the emerging AI economy.
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