The world's largest foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., is better known by the acronym TSMC. Its largest customer isas the foundry produces the tech giant's A-series and M-series processors among other chips. It also does work for Qualcomm and MediaTek and many other fabless chip designers. While countries like the U.S.
Minister Kuo chalked up the issue to a misunderstanding on Trump's part which he said will be clarified. When the Republican candidate's comments were published in July, officials in Taiwan were concerned that if Trump were to regain the presidency, he might not be as committed to defending Taiwan from an attack by China. Beijing says that there is only one China and it isn't Taiwan. A successful attack on Taiwan would also bring TSMC into that country's fold.
The second fab is expected to open in 2028 and will produce cutting edge 3nm and 2nm chips. The third factory will be ready at the end of the decade and is expected to churn out 2nm or more cutting-edge chips. When completed, the fabs will be the most technologically advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the U.S.