To establish a new production base in Taiwan's semiconductor giant US 5:49 May 16
Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC has announced a new production base in the United States. As competition in the US and China for high-tech fields intensifies, it will be important to see whether it will strengthen the US semiconductor industry.
Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC announced on the 15th that it will establish a second production base in the United States in western Arizona.
According to it, we are planning to start construction of the plant next year and start mass production in 2024, and the investment amount is about 12 billion dollars.
Regarding the announcement, US Secretary of State Pompeio said, "This is a crucial turning point in China's attempt to gain an advantage in cutting-edge technology. It will significantly change the flow of the US semiconductor industry, It will boost economic prosperity. "
TSMC has world-leading semiconductor manufacturing technology, and is said to be used in defense equipment as well as in the US IT giant, Apple smartphones.
As competition in the US and China for high-tech fields intensifies, it will be important to see whether it will strengthen the US semiconductor industry.