Concerned that the U.S. could stop TSMC from producing advanced 2nm chips, TSMC is removing Chinese equipment from its fabs set to produce chips using TSMC's 2nm process node. The world's leading contract chip foundry will start full-scale production using the 2nm process node later this year at a facility in Hsinchu. That will be followed by the start of 2nm production at a fab located in Kaohsiung. TSMC could have four plants running next year that will deliver 60,000 wafers monthly using the 2nm process, TSMC was originally set to remove the Chinese chipmaking equipment from its factories producing…