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- Dec 31, 202750% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
TSMC's Dresden Fab (ESMC) Starts Production
- TSMC, Bosch, Infineon and NXP formed ESMC in August 2023, 70% TSMC and 10% each for the others, aiming to start construction in the second half of 2024 and production by the end of 2027; TSMC operates the fab[1].
- The fab broke ground on 20 August 2024 with Ursula von der Leyen and Olaf Scholz; it is to reach 40,000 12-inch wafers a month on 28/22nm and 16/12nm FinFET processes, costs more than EUR 10 billion, and has EUR 5 billion of approved German state aid[6].
- It topped out on 14 September 2026 on schedule and within budget; the cleanroom interior, automated material handling and utilities come next, with the first process tools installed in the second half of 2027[2][4].
- Accounts of the start differ: Hardwareluxx says tool installation should be finished by the end of 2027, when the first chips follow, while Oiger reported mid-2027; the partners' public line is still production in 2027[3][5].
- ESMC will be Europe's first FinFET-capable pure-play foundry, with about 2,000 direct jobs and a focus on automotive and industrial chips[1][4][6].
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- [1]50%pr.tsmc.com/english/news/3049pr.tsmc.com· Posted Sep 23, 2026· Starts Dec 31, 2027 ✓· 20% of score
TSMC's[6] founding release gives a bound, not a day: "production targeted to begin by the end of 2027"; at the September 2026 topping-out the partners still said production starts in 2027 and Hardwareluxx[3] reported tool installation "bis Ende 2027", after which the first chips follow - so 31 December 2027, estimated.
- [2]85%Construction of TSMC fab in Germany on track: ESMC presidentfocustaiwan.tw· Published Sep 15, 2026· 20% of score
CNA from the 14 September 2026 topping-out: Christian Koitzsch says construction is on schedule and within budget and names the installation of the first process equipment in the second half of 2027 as the next milestone, after the cleanroom interior, material handling and utilities are finished.[1]
- [3]80%Produktionsstart 2027: Chip-Fabrik von ESMC feiert Richtfesthardwareluxx.de· Published Sep 15, 2026· 20% of score
Hardwareluxx: installation of the production equipment now begins and is to be finished by the end of 2027, when the first chips should come off the line; 300mm wafers, about 2,000 staff.
- [4]82%Richtfest für neue Dresdner Mikrochip-Fabrik - „Meilenstein“ (dpa)volksstimme.de· Published Sep 14, 2026· 20% of score
dpa: the joint venture 'liegt im Zeitplan'; production equipment goes into the cleanrooms in the second half of 2027, and ESMC will make chips down to 12nm, halfway to the goal according to managing director Ching-Kun Huang.[1]
- [5]70%Richtfest für Milliardenprojekt von TSMC in Dresdenoiger.de· Published Sep 13, 2026· 20% of score
Dresden tech reporter Heiko Weckbrodt says production is to start in mid-2027 - earlier than the other accounts - and describes the site infrastructure (new power lines, substations, an industrial water network) the city and state are building around the fab.[1]
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