Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is planning to build several more chipmaking factories in the U.S. state of Arizona beyond the one currently planned, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Apple supplier TSMC is reportedly going to build 6 plants in the U.S.
Specifically five further unreported locations on top of one previously touted site in Arizona.
The first $12bn plant could be operational in 2024.
A new report says Apple supplier TSMC, which makes the chips for devices like the iPhone 12 and the M1 MacBook Pro, could build six plants in the U.S.
As Reuters notes, TSMC has one plant in the pipeline for the state of Arizona, but could be planning a further five:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is planning to build several more chipmaking factories in the U.S. state of Arizona beyond the one currently planned, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
UPDATE 1-Chipmaker TSMC eyeing expansion of planned Arizona plant -sources Reuters 3 hrs ago
TAIPEI, May 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is planning to build several more chipmaking factories in the U.S. state of Arizona beyond the one currently planned, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
TSMC, the world s largest contract chipmaker, announced in May 2020 it would build a $12 billion factory in Arizona, an apparent win by the Trump administration in its push to wrestle global tech supply chains back from China.
TSMC is setting up a 12-inch wafer fabrication plant in Phoenix, and the facility is expected to start volume production in 2024, Taiwan s investment commission of the ministry of economic affairs, which approved the investment, said in December.
Chipmaker TSMC eyeing expansion of planned Arizona plant
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May 04, 2021 18:18 IST
TSMC, the world s largest contract chipmaker, announced in May 2020 it would build a $12 billion factory in Arizona.
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Chipmaker TSMC eyeing expansion of planned Arizona plant.
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TSMC, the world s largest contract chipmaker, announced in May 2020 it would build a $12 billion factory in Arizona.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is planning to build several more chipmaking factories in the U.S. state of Arizona beyond the one currently planned, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
RPT-UPDATE 1-Chipmaker TSMC eyeing expansion of planned Arizona plant -sources Reuters 5/4/2021
TAIPEI, May 4 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is planning to build several more chipmaking factories in the U.S. state of Arizona beyond the one currently planned, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
TSMC, the world s largest contract chipmaker, announced in May 2020 it would build a $12 billion factory in Arizona, an apparent win by the Trump administration in its push to wrestle global tech supply chains back from China.
TSMC is setting up a 12-inch wafer fabrication plant in Phoenix, and the facility is expected to start volume production in 2024, Taiwan s investment commission of the ministry of economic affairs, which approved the investment, said in December.