TSMC Drops Plan for Chip Site After Reports of Local Protest
- TSMC had intended to set up a next-gen chip plant in Taoyuan
- Local community opposed government-led land acquisition
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has dropped plans to build an advanced chip plant in the island’s north, a pullback that comes after reports of growing local opposition to the move.
TSMC had explored the Longtan Science Park in Taoyuan as a potential site. But the factory would have been built on land that the government is acquiring to expand the park, which the local community voiced strong opposition to, media including the Central News Agency reported this week. TSMC won’t proceed with the fab after evaluating current conditions, the company said, without giving a reason.