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The BIG Boom! (from 21) the world’s biggest semiconductor makers
— Intel, Samsung, Texas Instruments and
In December, as the year was drawing to TSMC — are potentially great news for the
a close, TSMC confirmed that it is in early semiconductor equipment and materials
talks with the German government toward industry.
establishing a plant in that European coun-
try. Ironically, the tool makers’ problem may
now be how to fill the equipment orders
European Union chip expansion due to a shortage of many semiconduc-
Talks are taking place as the European tors — the very components they need to
Union strives to produce 20 percent of make chip-making gear in short supply.
the semiconductors used globally under a
forthcoming “European Chips Act.” Betting on the future
In short, the billions of dollars earmarked
The Taipei Times reported that a senior by chip makers for proposed fabs and
TSMC official said a Germany-based fab those now under construction are a giant
will be “subject to government subsidies, bet that semiconductor demand will con-
customer demand and talent pool.” tinue to outpace supply.
The spending plans unveiled last year by So far, according to many experts, the
odds are in stacked in their favor.
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