Taipei, Oct. 21 -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has submitted an application to build a new facility in the Central Taiwan Science Park to produce advanced high-speed wafers, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) announced on Saturday, according to a report by Focus Taiwan.

The NSTC, which oversees Taiwan's three major science parks, confirmed to CNA that the Central Taiwan Science Park Bureau received TSMC's application on Friday to begin construction of its new A14 fabrication plant.

According to information on the TSMC website, the A14 technology is designed to drive artificial intelligence transformation by delivering faster computing and greater power efficiency.

The A14 technology, or 1.4-nanometer p...