Major Apple supplier TSMC to open chip design center in Munich

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s top contract chipmaker and a key Apple supplier, announced on Tuesday the opening of a design center in Munich, Germany, which may eventually support the development of chips for applications like artificial intelligence using advanced manufacturing processes. At TSMC’s 2025 Technology Symposium, Paul de Bot, President of TSMC Europe, stated that the Munich Design Centre is set to open in the third quarter of 2025.
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“It’s intended to support European customers in designing high-density, high-performance, and energy-efficient chips with a focus on applications again in automotive, industrial, AI, and IoT,” de Bot said.
Europe is currently formulating a strategy to catch up with the U.S. and China on artificial intelligence.
TSMC is building together with Infineon (IFXGn.DE), opens new tab, NXP (NXPI.O), opens new tab and Robert Bosch a new 10 billion euro ($11.33 billion) microchip manufacturing plant in Dresden, Germany, through a joint venture called European Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (ESMC).
The Munich centre will work on all ESMC nodes, not exclusively depending on the future customer base, he said.
TSMC joins its largest customer in the Bavarian capital, Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab, which has invested 2 billion euros to build its largest engineering hub in Europe there.

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