A weekly snapshot of Taiwan business news stories brought to you by CommonWealth and AmCham Taiwan’s TOPICS TSMC plans to build new plant in Japan On October 14, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced plans to construct a specialized wafer fabrication plant in Japan. During a Q3 earnings call, TSMC Chief Executive Officer C….
Chipmaking undergirds the Six Core Strategic Industries initiative, particularly in the area of digital and information technology. The Six Core Strategic Industries policy, which the Tsai Ing-wen administration launched in 2020, builds upon the 5+2 Innovative Industries initiative of Tsai’s first term to capitalize on global supply chain changes and catalyze Taiwan’s industrial transformation. Amid…
It seems like yesterday that AmCham celebrated its 60th anniversary in the gorgeous historical-landmark building that is the Taipei Guest House, with its magically lighted garden, swans floating in the ponds, and well-groomed bonsai. The VIP guests were toasting and mingling in a convivial mood when one of the biggest storms of the season caused…
A weekly snapshot of Taiwan business news stories brought to you by CommonWealth and AmCham Taiwan’s TOPICS Macquarie and Kaison Sign MOU for EVs Macquarie Capital, an Australian-listed institutional investor that has been operating in Taiwan for 17 years, announced on August 18 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Taiwan electric bus…
By Austin Babb and Jason Wu TSMC Raises CAPEX to Meet Demand The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) announced plans on April 1 to raise capital expenditures, committing an unprecedented US$100 billion over the next three years to expand production capacity in response to ongoing global shortages of chips and the strong demand for new…
An unexpected surge in demand left car manufacturers in some major markets scrambling to make up for a shortage of automotive chips, which are produced mostly in Taiwan. Now governments are exploring how to reduce dependence on the island’s chipmakers. Taiwan’s key foreign policy catchphrase “Taiwan can help” has become a lot more relevant lately,…
A weekly snapshot of Taiwan business news stories brought to you by CommonWealth and AmCham Taiwan’s TOPICS TSMC raises capital expenditures to increase capacity Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s leading contract manufacturer, said at a investor conference on April 15 that it would again raise its capital expenditures for 2021 to NT$30 billion,…
Reliance on China has never been riskier for Taiwan’s semiconductor sector. Industry giants like TSMC are now investing to increase production capacity in the U.S. as means of threading the needle on the American tech dispute with China. China has long exerted a gravitational pull on Taiwan’s semiconductor industry. The China market’s size, proximity, and…
Washington, D.C.-based Peter Cleveland, Vice President of Global Policy for the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), has an insider’s knowledge of how to frame and convey the interests and benefits of a multinational corporation to a broad audience. Given his many years on Capitol Hill, as well as his experience in the private sector working…
Ørsted & TSMC Ink Wind Deal Danish wind power company Ørsted and TSMC on July 8 signed a major renewables agreement, under which the Taiwan company would purchase the entire production of Ørsted’s third wind farm project in Taiwan. It is the world’s largest corporate power purchase agreement thus far. The deal indicates that industries…
