Apple chipmaker TSMC to open factory in Arizona
What you need to know
- Apple chipmaker TSMC is expanding its U.S. operation.
- It will build an advanced semiconductor fab in Arizona.
- The investment is worth $12 billion and will create 1,600 high-tech jobs, as well as thousands more indirectly.
Apple chipmaker TSMC has announced it plans to build and operate an advanced semiconductor fab in Arizona.
In a press release Friday, the manufacturer stated:
Construction of the plant will begin next year, to be finished in 2024. The total spent on the project over 8 years will be $12 billion. TSMC said the facility would help it "better support our customers and partners" as well as give "more opportunities to attract global talents." It also said the project was "of critical, strategic importance to a vibrant and competitive U.S. semiconductor ecosystem".
The plant is being built in partnership with both the U.S. administration and the state of Arizona:
TSMc also operates a factory in Camas, Washington, and has design centers in Austin, TX and San Jose, CA, making this the second manufacturing site on U.S. soil.
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