TSMC accelerates the construction of the Arizona plant to catch AI “Megatrend”

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CNBC, HOANG IN-HOON, CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER OF TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY (TSMC), STATED THAT TSMC WAS ACCELERATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ITS ARIZONA PLANT TO MEET THE STRONG DEMAND FROM CLIENTS FOR AI. TSMC HAS COMMITTED AN ADDITIONAL $100 BILLION TO BOOST ITS CHIP MANUFACTURING LAYOUT IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $265 BILLION. WONG IN-HOON NOTED THAT, WITH THE SURGE IN CUSTOMER DEMAND, TSM WAS OPTIMIZING ITS ADVANCED PRODUCTION CAPACITY, INCLUDING THE RAPID CONVERSION OF THE 5 NANOTECHNOLOGY PROCESS TO 3 NANOMETRES. HUANG IN-HOON ALSO MENTIONED THAT, WHILE THE COST OF PLANT CONSTRUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES WAS FOUR TO FIVE TIMES THAT OF TAIWAN, THE EXPANSION WOULD FURTHER CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR ECOSYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES。