India, Oct. 13 -- TSMC's dominance in the global foundry market has never been more visible. While rivals scramble to secure orders, TSMC is accelerating the rollout of its 2nm technology, expanding its global footprint, and quietly resetting the economics of chipmaking itself.

TSMC is now moving toward mass production at four 2 nm fabs-two in Hsinchu's Baoshan district, and two others in the Kaohsiung's Nanzi Park-each using Gate-All-Around (GAA) nanosheet transistors that lower switching power 25 percent and boost transistor density 15 percent versus the 3 nm node. Together, these facilities will exceed 60,000 wafers per month by 2026, with the first trial lots already under way.

In Kaohsiung, Fab 22's P1 line has reached 10,000 wafer...