半导体芯闻·2025-03-26 10:35Group 1 - TSMC has established its first overseas advanced factory in Arizona, which began production at the end of last year, employing approximately 3,000 workers [1] - TSMC is currently installing cleanroom facilities for its second, more advanced factory in Arizona, set to begin trial production next year, with a third factory planned to start construction this year [1] - The construction of TSMC's first factory in the U.S. took nearly five years due to labor shortages, rising material costs, and cultural challenges, but the company expects future factories to be built closer to its typical "Taiwan speed" of about two years [1] Group 2 - TSMC plans to produce 3nm chips at its second Arizona factory by 2028 and aims to produce 2nm and more advanced chips at the third factory by the end of this century [1] - In Taiwan, TSMC engineers and suppliers are rapidly expanding the capacity of multiple 2nm advanced process factories, expected to begin production this year in Hsinchu and Kaohsiung [1] - TSMC is also expanding its 3nm factory in Tainan and developing next-generation A14 and A10 chips near its headquarters in Hsinchu, marking the entry into the angstrom-level semiconductor era [2]