TSMC Reboots 1.4nm Chip Fab Plan As Local Resistance Evaporates
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has secured the groundwork for its 1.4-nanometer chipmaking hub expansion in Taiwan after local landowners underwent a dramatic, economically driven change of heart.
The breakthrough marks an unexpected turnaround for the Phase 3 expansion of the Longtan Science Park in Taoyuan that had forced the company to abandon those plans after facing intense public resistance in October 2023. Local residents, who held approximately 88% of the privately owned land targeted for state acquisition, formed self-help anti-expansion committees to protest displacement and environmental disruption. Facing persistent friction, the semiconductor giant withdrew, leaving the project stalled and the government scrambling to restructure its high-tech zoning strategy.
Things started to shift as TSMC redirected its massive capital expenditures toward alternative domestic sites, including Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Chiayi. As those regions reaped immediate windfalls in regional economic development, high-paying engineering jobs, infrastructure funding, and commercial real estate appreciation, Longtan...
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