TSMC's Arizona plant in the United States will adjust its personnel, reassigning Wang Yinglang, deputy general manager of advanced process wafer operations, to take over as CEO and general manager.

(Central News Agency)

Wang Yinglang took over as the CEO and General Manager of the Arizona Plant

[Reporter Hong Youfang/Hsinchu Report] TSMC’s Arizona plant in the United States is expected to mass-produce in 2024. Apple, Qualcomm, Nvidia, AMD and other major US customers have successively Declared that he will place an order and support the return of the United States to manufacturing and TSMC; however, in the face of various challenges encountered in foreign cultures and investment in setting up factories, in order to catch up with the mass production schedule, it is understood that TSMC’s Arizona plant in the United States will adjust personnel and dispatch advanced manufacturing processes Wang Yinglang, Deputy General Manager of Fab Operations, took over as CEO and General Manager.

At the end of last year, TSMC’s Arizona plant held the First Tool-in Ceremony of the Century. Big names gathered together, and US President Joe Biden even attended in person, shouting “Made in America is back”, and TSMC took advantage of the trend Increase your investment.

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According to TSMC's plan, the first phase of the project under construction will be upgraded from 5nm to 4nm, and mass production will start in 2024. The expanded second phase is expected to be mass-produced in 2026 and advance to 3nm The total annual output of the two phases of the manufacturing process exceeds 600,000 12-inch wafers, and the total investment has increased from US$12 billion to about US$40 billion. It is one of the largest foreign direct investment projects in the history of the United States.

Major U.S. customers have successively stated that they will place orders and start production at TSMC’s Arizona plant. For example, Cook, CEO of Apple, TSMC’s largest customer, publicly pointed out that Apple will purchase TSMC’s “Made in the United States” chips. client".

The supply chain recently reported that in order to catch up with the mass production schedule, TSMC’s Arizona plant in the United States will adjust personnel and reassign Wang Yinglang, the deputy general manager of advanced process wafer plant operations, to take over as the executive director and general manager; he is currently serving as the executive director of the Arizona plant. Rick Cassidy, senior deputy general manager of TSMC's corporate strategy office and general manager, is also expected to adjust his position accordingly.

Overcome challenges such as foreign cultures and sprint to mass production schedule

The semiconductor supply chain pointed out that compared with Taiwan’s small size, flexible scheduling, and the government and all suppliers’ hard-working assistance, TSMC’s investment and construction of factories in Taiwan has demonstrated an efficiency that is unmatched by the United States. , Water power supply, whether it can be successfully installed and mass production, manpower cooperation, etc., the challenges are much higher than those in Taiwan. This time, TSMC sent Wang Yinglang, a production warrior, to take over as the CEO and general manager of the Arizona plant in the United States. The challenges need to be overcome by dispatching strong generals in order to achieve smooth mass production.

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