TSMC announces an investment of $ 100 billion in the manufacture of US chips.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the largest chips manufacturer in the world, will invest at least $ 100 billion to expand the manufacture of chips in the United States. During A press conference on MondayPresident Donald Trump said the financing would be used to build two additional chip manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Arizona.

The investment of $ 100 billion is based on the TSMC of $ 65 billion has already pledged to build three Arizona factories, as well as the $ 6.6 billion of the Biden administration granted to TSMC under the Chips Law. TSMC <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/tsmc-begins-producing-4-nanometer-chips-arizona-raimondo-says-2025-01-10/”>began producing 4 nanometers chips In its Arizona plant in January, but its future factories They are expected to do with french fries Using “2NM or even more advanced process technology” for the end of the decade, according to the company's website.

Last year, TSMC <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/19/tech/tsmc-taiwan-arizona-project-delay-intl-hnk/index.html”>pushed back the timeline For its second plant in Arizona, saying that it will open in 2027 or 2028 instead of 2026.

“We are producing the most advanced chip made in the American soil with the success of our first floor,” said the CEO of TSMC, CC Wei, during the press conference. “We are going to create thousands of well -paid jobs … and produce many ai chips.” TO <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/technology/intel-tsmc-talks-trump.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share”>Recent report of The New York Times Suggested that the Trump administration encouraged TSMC to take care of Intel joint factories.