TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR ManUFACTURING Company (TSMC), a leading manufacturer of semiconductors in the world, promised to invest another 100 billion dollars over the next four years to increase the advanced production of semiconductors in the United States. Chairman and CEO of CC Wei announced His expanded investments in the USA in the White House with President Donald Trump. Initially, TSMC was going to invest $ 40 billion in the creation of funds for the production of chips in Arizona, which then raised up to $ 65 billion after that declared as a recipient Obtaining grants in the amount of $ 6.6 billion in accordance with the Biden administration. This announcement is an additional 100 billion dollars, which will lead to a total number of planned investments of the company of $ 165 billion. TSMC called this “the largest direct foreign investment in the history of the United States.”
During the announcement in the White House, Trump said that his threat to introduce new tariffs for the import of chips prompted TSMC to invest more in its production efforts in the United States. The President previously informed reporters that his administration can collect 25 percent in taxesOr above, for importing chips. According to him, tariffs can become much higher during the year.
The initial investments of the companies have already included plans for three manufacturing factories in Arizona. This expansion will allow TSMC to build three more manufacturing plants, two advanced packaging facilities and the main center of research and development. TSMC objects in Arizona will produce chips for AI and other advanced applications for their customers, which include Apple, Nvidia, AMD, BroadCom and Qualcomm. The company did not give a schedule when new objects will open, but in the next four years, its additional investments will lead to 40,000 jobs over the next four years and create “tens of thousands of highly paid high -tech jobs in the modern production of chips and in research and developments”.