According to the Taipei Times, TSMC plans to build a new high-end IC packaging and testing factory in Miaoli County, Taiwan Province. The specific location is the rural section of Zhunan District, Hsinchu Science Park. Completed in May, the first phase of the plant will be operational in 2021, and it is initially expected to provide 1,000 jobs.
Mayor Xu Yaochang of Miaoli County, Taiwan, said on social media on May 27 that TSMC will invest 303.2 billion NTD (approximately RMB 72.3 billion) in the county to build an advanced packaging and testing plant, the highest in Miaoli County in history An investment project.
As the world's largest pure wafer foundry, TSMC has previously set up advanced IC packaging and testing plants in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, and Tainan, Taiwan, as well as factories in Nanjing and Shanghai, China. According to TSMC's official website, so far, TSMC fabs include six 12-inch fabs, six 8-inch fabs and one 6-inch fab. The purpose of this plant construction is to help TSMC to enter the high-end IC packaging and testing services to provide one-stop service with advanced 3D packaging and testing technology.