TSMC plans to create an "Advanced Supply Chain Zone" to support advanced packaging capacity. TSMC has announced that it will acquire 30 hectares of land in the Southern Science and Technology Park to create an "Advanced Supply Chain Zone". According to the semiconductor supply chain, this zone focuses on advanced packaging and will fully support the Chiayi plant (AP7) and Tainan plant (AP8), which will be key production centers for CoWoS/SoIC in the future.