TSMC abandons plan to build advanced fab in Longtan amid protests

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, said on Tuesday that it has decided to abandon plans for an advanced wafer fab in the Longtan section of Hsinchu Science Park, amid opposition from residents over land expropriations.

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