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The source also said that the R&D center is located in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, and is mainly aimed at the LED lighting market. It has initially installed 8-12 MOCVD equipment.
In November 2009, TSMC announced that it would invest US$46 million to build a solid-state lighting production line and product development laboratory.
Sources pointed out that TSMC has been actively establishing its own LED patent portfolio, including TSMC's venture capital VTAF company has invested in the US LED giant BridgEL ux. 