According to the German business newspaper, German officials confirmed that TSMC plans to build a fab in Dresden, Germany with Bosch, NXP, Infineon and other manufacturers, the total amount may reach 10 billion euros (about 340 billion NT dollars), but has not yet finalized the case, German Chancellor Scholz also recently hinted that TSMC may invest.
Reports say TSMC is currently in talks with politicians over government support. TSMC could apparently invest 7 billion euros in a new plant in Saxony. If all costs are taken into account, the total could eventually rise to 10 billion euros. According to government sources, TSMC has not yet finally chosen a site for its fab.
Infineon declined to comment on the rumors of TSMC setting up a factory. Recently Infineon’s new wafer fab in Dresden held a groundbreaking ceremony, the new factory investment amounted to 5 billion euros, the largest single investment in Infineon’s history. Scholz attended with a hint that TSMC may invest in the area.
Dresden is the capital of the eastern German state of Saxony (Sachsen), Silicon Saxony (Silicon Saxony) is the alias of the Dresden semiconductor colony, where there are 400 semiconductor-related manufacturers, chip production accounted for 1/3 of the EU, recognized as the largest semiconductor colony in Europe.
For the news of spending 10 billion euros to build a wafer fab in Germany, TSMC said that it would not comment on the rumors, and the European plant is still under evaluation.
