Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) has appointed Rose Castanares, executive vice president of TSMC Arizona, as president of the subsidiary, which is responsible for carrying out massive investments by the Taiwanese tech giant in the US state, the company said in a statement yesterday.
Castanares will succeed Brian Harrison as president of the Arizona subsidiary on Oct. 1 after the incumbent president steps down from the position with a transfer to the Arizona CEO office to serve as an advisor to TSMC Arizona’s chairman, the statement said.
According to TSMC, Harrison is scheduled to retire on Dec. 31.
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Castanares joined TSMC in 1998, and during her 26 years and nine months working for the chipmaker, once served as the senior vice president of business management at TSMC North America, her information on LinkedIn showed.
In Arizona, TSMC is building two advanced fabs with the first scheduled to start mass production in the first half of next year, using the sophisticated 4 nanometer process, while the second is slated to mass produce wafers using the 3nm and 2nm processes in 2028 to tap into solid demand for artificial intelligence applications.
The 3nm process is the latest technology the company began commercial production.
TSMC has announced a plan to build a third fab in Arizona using the 2nm process or more advanced technology with production slated to start by the end of 2030, boosting its total investment in Arizona to top US$65 billion.
TSMC Arizona to welcome new president in October
