TSMC to accelerate expansion in 2025 with eight new fabs and one advanced packaging plant

TSMC to spend $42 billion on expansion in 2025 — ambitious plans detail nine production facilities

TSMC plans to build or ramp up nine new production facilities in 2025 — the highest in its history — as it accelerates global expansion to meet demand and rising manufacturing complexity.

TSMC to accelerate expansion in 2025 with eight new fabs and one advanced packaging plant

At the TSMC Technology Symposium 2025 on May 15 in Hsinchu, Taiwan, T.S. Chang, VP of Advanced Technology and Mask Engineering at TSMC, announced the company's accelerated fab expansion plans. Previously, TSMC built an average of three fabs annually from 2017 to 2020, which increased to five each year from 2021 to 2024. In 2025, TSMC aims to construct nine new facilities, consisting of eight wafer fabs and one advanced packaging plant.