TSMC to kick off solar fab construction in September

TAIPEI: TMSC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), recently announced that it plans to construct a new fab at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP).

According to DigiTimes, the new fab will produce thin-film solar PV modules and volume production expected to kick off in 2011.

TSMC is also scheduled to start their equipment move-in phase for its LED fab at the Hsinchu Science Park in September, said the sources. Construction on this facility began in March.

The sources also revealed that TSMC is looking to hire 500-600 staff over the next year, mostly R&D-focused engineers, for its new businesses. Recently the company’s board of directors recently approved plans to allocate US$319.6 million for the development of the company's new businesses.