TSMC stock set for Monday test after report flags four new Taiwan chip-packaging plants
Taipei, Jan 18, 2026, 23:02 (GMT+8) — Market closed. Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) are set to draw attention when trading restarts in Taiwan on Monday, following a local media report that the chip giant intends to build four new advanced chip-packaging facilities on the island. The company has declined to comment on the plan. (Taipei Times) The report is crucial since “advanced packaging” — the process that links chips and frequently stacks them to speed up data flow — has emerged as a bottleneck in the supply chain for high-end processors powering artificial intelligence servers. Adding packaging