Analyzing TSMC's fab expansion roadmap — multi-fab N2 ramp, CoWoS, SoIC, and uncorking bottlenecks

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TSMC’s new or ramping production facilitiesSite Name

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Fab Location

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Fab 20

1, 2

A16, N2

Hsinchu, Taiwan

Ramping

Fab 21

2

N3

Phoenix, Arizona

Equipping

Fab 21

3, 4

A16, N2

Phoenix, Arizona

In construction

Fab 22

1

A16, N2

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Ramping

Fab 22

2, 3

A16, N2

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Equipped, ramping in H2 2026

Fab 23 - JASM

2

Down to N3

Kumamoto, Japan

In construction as of January 2025. Construction stalled.

Fab 24 - ESMC

1

N12, N16, N22, N28

Dresden, Germany

In construction as of August 2024

Fab 25

1

A14, A13, A12

Taichung, Taiwan

In construction

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Anton Shilov is a contributing writer at Tom’s Hardware. Over the past couple of decades, he has covered everything from CPUs and GPUs to supercomputers and from modern process technologies and latest fab tools to high-tech industry trends.