Zhitong Financial APP learned that due to the global shortage of semiconductors, the wafer foundry giant$Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSM.US) $Is considering setting up a chip manufacturing plant in Singapore. The plan is still under discussion and no final decision has been made, according to people familiar with the matter. However, the company added that the Singaporean government was likely to help build the plant and was in discussions with the Singapore Economic Development Board.

For$Apple Inc (AAPL.US) $、$Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.US) $And$NVIDIA Corp (NVDA.US) $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, who makes chips and other customers, has previously said that he will invest as much as $44 billion in capital expenditure this year to help deal with the severe global chip shortage.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd is considering producing chips ranging from 7 to 28 nanometers at the new factory, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's previous-generation chip manufacturing process, which is mainly used in cars, smartphones and other consumer electronics, according to media reports.

In Apple Inc's earnings call, CEO Cook pointed out that the chip shortage the world is dealing with is largely related to "traditional process nodes" or chips with lower levels of craftsmanship.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd has recently been trying to expand his global footprint, including plans to build a new factory in Arizona in the future, and previously a plant in Japan. Last week, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd started telling some customers to raise contract prices by 5 to 9 per cent from next year.