{"id":134098,"date":"2023-08-09T20:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T20:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/23\/08\/09\/germany-approves-11-billion-tsmc-chip-factory?utm_medium=rss"},"modified":"2023-08-09T20:00:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T20:00:47","slug":"germany-approves-11-billion-tsmc-chip-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/08\/09\/germany-approves-11-billion-tsmc-chip-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany approves $11 billion TSMC chip factory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has been working to expand its manufacturing footprint for quite some time, and now it has a major factory deal in Germany set in motion.\n<\/p>\n

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TSMC is one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers on the planet, and works with a variety of different companies for their chip needs. Of course, one of the largest partners is Apple, but TSMC has ambitions beyond the Cupertino-based company’s yearly requirements<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A new chip factory in Germany will cost upwards of $11 billion, with TSMC itself committing 3.5 billion euros, or $3.8 billion towards the effort, according to<\/a> Reuters<\/em>. Once the factory is up and running, it will be TSMC’s first in Europe, and just the third for the company outside of Taiwan and China.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Germany sees a path to foster a more domestic approach to semiconductor manufacturing, especially for its automotive future in a bid to stay competitive in that market. This new plant is part of a wider movement by the European Union, which recently approved the European Chips Act that offers a 43 billion euro subsidy plan to propel domestic chip making.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Germany itself will be contributing 5 billion euros to the factory that will ultimately be built in Dresden.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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TSMC continues to make deals that sees the chipmaker expand beyond its home territory, a move that Apple is trying to do in its own right. The company has been trying to move beyond its China dependency for years now, with some efforts<\/a> in the United States.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In that process Apple has turned to India. It has been a slow process so far, and will remain that way for quite some time, but expectations are high that Apple may see<\/a> India exporting one in every five iPhones by 2025.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Apple’s manufacturing partnership with TSMC has been longstanding one, so much so that it was recently reported<\/a> Apple has a “sweetheart deal” that saves the company millions of dollars because it only charges Apple for “known good dies.” However, a subsequent report<\/a> based on details provided by Ming-Chi Kuo<\/a> says that’s not true at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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