A popular Taiwanese Internet resource DigiTimes with reference to the president of TSMC company said that the company's plant in the Chinese city of Nanjing will begin to receive and install production equipment in the second half of this year. The construction of the enterprise started in July 2016. Usually it takes one year to build buildings and supply infrastructure. The second year of construction begins the installation of production lines. After 6-9 months, a pilot line is launched, and another 6-9 months later, the plant starts mass production of commercial products. Thus, the production of TSMC in Nanjing will begin to operate in the second half of 2018.
It is interesting to note that the company will implement the most advanced technical process in China - 16-nm with the transistors FinFET. Today in China the most advanced production standards are 28-nm, which in limited volumes was mastered by the local SMIC company. Another 28-nanometer enterprise in China promises to be a new plant of UMC company , for the introduction of which (technical process) it received permission just a few days ago. In the second half of 2018, when a new TSMC works in China, the Taiwanese enterprises of this chip maker will produce 7-nm products. Therefore, in China, it exports not the most advanced technology for itself, which is not prohibited by the laws of Taiwan.
The enterprise in Nanjing, when it reaches full capacity, will produce up to 20,000 300 mm plates monthly. It will focus mainly on Chinese customers, the work with which brings TSMC more and more money. According to preliminary information, Chinese developers bring TSMC over 10% of quarterly revenue. Providing Chinese companies on the mainland with the ability to produce a 16-nm solution will increase the loyalty of local developers to the Taiwanese manufacturer.
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