TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The governor of the Japanese city of Kumamoto, Takashi Kimura, announced Friday that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) Kumamoto plant has begun mass production, according to Nikkei Asia.

TOKYO/KUMAMOTO, Japan -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has begun mass production at its first fabrication facility in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture, which will supply a wide range of chips that will be the most advanced ever made in the country.

TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, launched a semiconductor manufacturing business called JASM Inc. in Japan three years ago. It’s a joint venture with Sony Group Corp. and Denso Corp., a major auto parts supplier. TSMC broke ground on the Kumamoto fab in April 2022 and completed construction earlier this year.

TSMC's new fab in Kumamoto, Japan, secures initial orders from Japanese companies Sony and Denso, with mass production not far away.

TSMC's first wafer fab in Kumamoto, Japan, operated by its subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), has officially begun mass production, marking a significant milestone for the region's semiconductor manufacturing capabilities.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Friday it has started mass production at its first factory in Japan, as the government

Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest foundry (semiconductor manufacturing), began mass production of semiconductors at its Kumamoto plant in Japan this month, as reported by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) on the 27th.

As TSMC's Kumamoto fab kicks off operations, this marks the first time logic chips featuring FinFET transistors have been made in the Land of the Rising Sun. TSMC's new fab near K