TSMC to spend $265 billion on US chip manufacturing expansion

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to spend an additional $100 billion to expand its US chipmaking capacity, bringing its total investment to $265 billion. The plan, part of a larger deal between Washington and Taipei to bring semiconductor manufacturing to American soil, will fund four new chip plants, according to an unnamed US official. TSMC's eventual US presence will total 10 fabrication plants and two packaging facilities.

TSMC US investment expansion

• ▪Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to spend an additional $100 billion to expand its US chipmaking capacity.
• ▪The expansion brings Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s total planned investment in the US to $265 billion.
• ▪A US official provided the investment details, declining to be named as the information is not yet public.

Chip manufacturing facilities

• ▪Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s eventual US presence will include 10 fabrication plants and two packaging facilities.
• ▪The extra $100 billion will be used to build four new chip plants in the United States.

Washington-Taipei semiconductor deal

• ▪The goal of the Washington-Taipei deal is to bring semiconductor manufacturing to American soil.
• ▪The investment is part of a larger deal between Washington and Taipei.

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