TSMC has donated several sets of used 12-inch chipmaking equipment to the government, which has had the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) under the National Institute of Applied Research (NIAR) receive them on its behalf. TSRI has selected a site on the campus of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) to build a 12-inch wafer fab where proof-of-concept and pilot lines will be installed using the equipment. The facility is expected to officially commence operations in 2028.