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Jul 16, 2026

TSMC to spend $265 billion on US chip manufacturing expansion

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to spend an additional $100 billion to expand US chipmaking capacity, bringing total US investment to $265 billion as part of a deal between Washington and Taipei.

Jul 16, 2026·1 source
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  • ▪A US official provided the investment details, declining to be named as the information is not yet public.
  • ▪The goal of the Washington-Taipei deal is to bring semiconductor manufacturing to American soil.
  • ▪Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to spend an additional $100 billion to expand its US chipmaking capacity.

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Compute, chips & AI infrastructureIndustrial policyTaiwanSupply chain resilienceU.S–China relationsSemiconductor manufacturing
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