TSMC’s comprehensive Automotive Program covers all aspects of IATF16949 quality system certified manufacturing, process technology, design enablement and reliability testing.

Reliability is key and TSMC has developed three qualification criteria that every automotive technology must meet before it is released.

1. Establish stringent intrinsic reliability specifications for process technology to ensure products last the application’s lifetime.
2. Implement a Safe Launch Program during production ramp to ensure every new product’s successful introduction. Through close customer collaboration, TSMC’s accelerated defective parts-per-million (DPPM) reduction methodology meets automotive low parts-per-million (PPM) requirements and shortens time-to-market.
3. The Automotive Service Package’s “Zero Defect Mindset.” Tightened control and enhanced gating achieve zero DPPM goals, with minimal excursions. The package also includes logistics and infrastructure that supports every industry-specific business need.

Long-term technology availability is another automotive industry imperative. As a leader in the complex semiconductor supply chain, TSMC maintains a proactive, robust risk and crisis management program to protect the Company, our customers, and our other major stakeholders.