Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s biggest semiconductor chip maker, broke ground in early August on its first facility in Europe, an $11 billion fabrication plant in Dresden, Germany. TSMC holds a 70% stake in the venture, called the European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, with German automotive chip maker Infineon Technologies, the Netherlands’ NXP Semiconductors, and automotive parts supplier Bosch each taking a 10% stake. The venture will receive subsidies worth