Per the annual filing, the first fab entered high‑volume manufacturing at the end of 2024, a second is under construction with 3‑nm volume slated for the second half of 2027, a third began in 2025, and an additional land parcel was acquired in 2026 — all 100 % TSMC‑owned and backed by $6.6 bn of CHIPS Act funding, up to $5 bn in loans and a 25 % investment tax credit. I note the North American headcount has roughly doubled to over 5,000, the CEO said there is ‘much more confidence than last year’ on the cost structure, and an analyst noted the site ‘is becoming more and more strategic.’
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