TSMC Reportedly Prepping To Build First 1.4nm Facility Ahead Of Schedule, With An Initial Investment That Could Soar To $49 Billion

TSMC Accelerates 1.4 nm Plans, Targets 2027 Pilot Runs

TSMC has quietly accelerated the start of construction on a large new complex designed to produce 1.4 nm wafers, ramping up plans for a multi-building site known as Fab 25. The facility, which will be located in the Central Taiwan Science Park near Taichung, is expected to include four production buildings and carries an initial investment estimate in the low-trillion New Taiwan dollar range. TSMC aims for the first plant to begin risk or produc…

TSMC Reportedly Prepping To Build First 1.4nm Facility Ahead Of Schedule, With An Initial Investment That Could Soar To $49 Billion

Mass production of TSMC’s 2nm process is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of 2025, and while it will take several years for this technology to mature, the semiconductor behemoth is already moving at a lightning pace towards the construction of a new facility that will manufacture 1.4nm wafers. Also known as A14, or Angstrom, the company is reportedly moving ahead of its original schedule in October and will break ground on a plant with a…