Courted by E.U. officials, it remains unclear what foundry services TSMC could provide.
[Editor’s note: This story was upated on Oct. 13]
As the E.U. rolls out semiconductor subsidies, intense speculation has focused on whether or not Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) will build a fab in Europe.
During the Q3 financial result call Thursday, C. C. Wei, Chief Executive Officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., acknowledged for the first time, it is “in preliminary evaluation” for a fab in Europe.