techspot TSMC may charge 30% more for chips from Arizona fabs

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Setting up and operating a factory on American soil is up to 50 percent more expensive than in Taiwan. Then you'd need to source materials like rare earth metals and semiconductor-grade neon as well as a steady supply of water to keep the facility running at full capacity. And last but not least, you need a lot of skilled (and cheap) labor, something that is easier to find in Asia as opposed to North America and even Europe.

 

Naturally, this means TSMC will have extra costs in the US that will translate into higher prices for wafers made in Arizona as opposed to those made in Taiwan. Some industry insiders estimate that chips made in America on N5 and N4 process nodes will cost up to 30 percent more than those made in the Asian country.

TSMC may charge 30 percent more for chips made at its Arizona fabs

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Back in December, TSMC announced it would pour no less than $40 billion into building two advanced chip factories in...

 

 

Maybe they will overclock better?