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We and our partners use cookies to understand how you use our site, improve your experience and serve you personalized content and advertising. Read about how we use cookies and your choices . By continuing to use this site, you accept these cookies.AcceptRejectUpdate ConsentTaiwan Semiconductor announced its plans to spend $12 billion on a new facility in the US, with production planned by 2024.Taiwan Semiconductor, a leading manufacturer of silicon chips with contract clients including Apple and Qualcomm, plans to build an advanced semiconductor fab in Arizona, the company announced Friday, confirming a day earlier. The move comes with a total price tag of $12 billion, and also "with the mutual understanding and commitment to support from the U.S. federal government and the State of Arizona," the company said.The semiconductor fab would be TSMC's second manufacturing facility in the US, joining&nbsp;, that the Taiwanese company has run since 1998.TSMC's expansion follows for increased manufacturing in the states, and echoes similar forays from competitors like and , each of which manufactures chips of their own out of facilities located in the American southwest. Foxconn recently entered the US with , though with .Construction is expected to begin in 2021, with production of up to 20,000 semiconductor wafers per month targeted to to start in 2024. The facility will create 1,600 high-tech jobs, TSMC says, citing a "continued strong partnership" with the US and the state of Arizona."US adoption of forward-looking investment policies to enable a globally competitive environment for a leading edge semiconductor technology operation in the U.S. will be crucial to the success of this project," the company said in a statementFirst published on May 14, 2020 at 1:37 p.m. PT.

We and our partners use cookies to understand how you use our site, improve your experience and serve you personalized content and advertising. Read about how we use cookies and your choices . By continuing to use this site, you accept these cookies.AcceptRejectUpdate ConsentTaiwan Semiconductor announced its plans to spend $12 billion on a new facility in the US, with production planned by 2024.Taiwan Semiconductor, a leading manufacturer of silicon chips with contract clients including Apple and Qualcomm, plans to build an advanced semiconductor fab in Arizona, the company announced...

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