Chipmaker TSMC said it aims to invest “at least” at least “$ 100 billion in US chip production units over the next four years as part of an attempt to expand the company’s semiconductor factories network.
President Donald Trump announced the news During a press conference on Monday. The TSMC cash infusion will finance the construction of several new facilities in Arizona, said CC Wei, President and CEO of TSMC, during the briefing.
“We will produce many AI chips … to support AI’s progress,” Wei said.
Tsmc Previously promised to throw $ 65 billion In US -based manufacturing factories and has received up to $ 6.6 billion in brands law, an important law of the Biden administration that has sought to boost domestic semiconductor production. The new investment brings TSMC’s total investment in the US Chip Industry in about $ 165 billion, Trump said in prepared observations.
For years, the US has expressed concerns about the TSMC’s nearby monopoly on the manufacture of chips and called on the company to transfer its production to the US more.
From taking up the duties, Trump said that he would impose invoices on the production of foreign chips In order to return the construction of chips to the US and threatened to terminate the brands law, which was criticized as inadequate. Warned experts This Trump’s approach could slow down – or possibly even harm – the US progress, however.
Daniel Newman, Managing Director of the Futurum Group, a technology consulting company, said he expects the TSMC investment to be linked to tariffs or depending on the satisfaction of specific claims, which he said would be a “victory” for the administration.
“As the US continues to push for increased domestic construction and with tariffs on the horizon, a substantial commitment by TSMC could serve as a strategic gesture of good will,” Newman told TechCrunch by email.
TSMC, the largest contract manufacturer in the world, already has several facilities in the US, including a factory in Arizona that began mass production in late last year. However, the company today maintains its most sophisticated facilities for its hometown of Taiwan.
The US considers that the heavy TAMC presence of the TSMC is a strategic danger due to increasing threats by the mainland Chinese government. Trump’s and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has reportedly pressured TSMC to take over and manage Intel chip plants in the US, which have been tackled by logistical support challenges.
Since taking up duties, Trump has made several White House appearances with CEOs and technology investors to announce large US infrastructure projects. In January, Openai and Softbank promised to invest up to half a trillion of dollars in a home network of AI data centers. Just last week, Apple said it was planning to spend more than $ 500 billion to expand US construction footprint.
However, commitments tend to be light in details – and experts have challenged their feasibility.
