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TSMC to open chip design centre in Munich, boosting Europe’s AI ambitions

TSMC is building the US$11 billion microchip manufacturing plant through a joint venture, European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

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The site of a future chip factory of TSMC in Dresden, Germany. Photo: dpa
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said on Tuesday it would open a design centre in Munich, Germany, which could at a later date help develop chips via leading manufacturing processes for applications such as artificial intelligence (AI).

President of TSMC Europe, Paul de Bot, said at the company’s 2025 Technology Symposium event that the Munich Design Centre would open during the third quarter of this year.

“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 [Internet-of-Things],” de Bot said.

Europe is currently formulating a strategy to catch up with the US and China on AI.

A TSMC museum at the Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan. Photo: AFP
A TSMC museum at the Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan. Photo: AFP

TSMC is building together with Infineon, NXP and Robert Bosch a new €10 billion (US$11.33 billion) microchip manufacturing plant in Dresden, Germany, through a joint venture called European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC).

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