TSMC's Arizona Plant Q1 Profit Surpasses Last Year's Total; Kumamoto Plant Turns Profitable

(Central News Agency, Hsinchu, 16th) Semiconductor foundry TSMC's Arizona, USA plant achieved strong profit growth in Q1 this year, reaching NT$18.807 billion, surpassing last year's annual total of NT$16.141 billion. The Kumamoto, Japan plant recorded its first profit, turning from a loss of NT$3.249 billion in the same period last year to a profit of NT$951 million in Q1, marking its first profitability since mass production began in late 2024. TSMC's Dresden, Germany plant is still under construction and remains in a loss-making state, with Q1 losses of NT$278 million according to the financial report. Regarding government subsidies, TSMC received NT$505 million in government subsidies from the US, Japan, Germany, etc., in Q1 this year, a decrease of NT$34.644 billion from NT$35.149 billion in the same period last year, a decline of 98.56%. TSMC's first wafer fab in Arizona began mass production of 4nm process in Q4 2024, the second fab is expected to begin mass production of 3nm process in the second half of 2027, the third fab has begun construction, and applications for permits to build the fourth fab and the first advanced packaging plant have been filed. TSMC plans to invest US$165 billion in Arizona to build 6 wafer fabs, 2 advanced packaging plants, and 1 R&D center. TSMC's first wafer fab in Kumamoto, Japan, began mass production at the end of 2024, and construction of the second fab has begun. Originally planned to produce 6nm process technology, it has since been changed to more advanced 3nm process technology. The Dresden, Germany plant is under construction and making good progress. (Editor: Lin Shu-yuan) 1150516