TSMC Is No Longer Reluctant To Produce Advanced Chips In The US; Reveals Plans To Build A Cutting-Edge A16

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TSMC Is No Longer Reluctant To Produce Advanced Chips In The US; Reveals Plans To Build A Cutting-Edge A16 (1.6nm) Facility In Arizona By 2030

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With the Trump administration taking office, TSMC's US ambitions have grown to new levels, to a point where the firm is now determined to bring advanced chip production into the nation. According to TSMC's VP, Peter Cleveland (via Focus Taiwan), it is claimed that the company plans to produce its third fab in Arizona to sustain the "US AI leadership" and ensure that America becomes the second home for TSMC, apart from Taiwan. By these statements, the idea of a "technology transfer" certainly looks evident.

TSMC is investing $65 billion in Arizona alone, with plans to set up a total of three facilities. The very first fab would be responsible for 4nm, and according to reports, mass production is already underway, and companies like AMD have already placed orders for their Ryzen CPUs. With the second facility, however, the Taiwan giant plans to produce higher-end chips, notably the 3nm, 2nm, and likely the A16, which is the first time we have seen mention of this particular node. The reason why this is such a significant development is that experts claim that without a "core technology" transfer, TSMC's US plans won't do much.

In a previous report, we discussed how the Taiwanese government forbade TSMC from producing 2nm offshore, citing that they won't allow Taiwan's importance in chip production to overshadow the US. However, now, with the Trump administration and how the industry's dynamics have evolved, it looks clear that TSMC won't rely "solely" on Taiwan in the future and that the company sees the US as the ideal destination for expansion, which is why some of their European projects are also said to be halted for now.

 

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TSMC Is No Longer Reluctant To Produce Advanced Chips In The US; Reveals Plans To Build A Cutting-Edge A16 (1.6nm) Facility In Arizona By 2030

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TSMC has chosen the US as its next place of expansion, as the firm has now revealed that it plans to produce cutting-edge chips in Arizona.

 

Taiwan has to be worried about their security.  The desire to keep China from taking over TSMC has afforded them some security guarantees.  It's safe to say that Taiwan officials are alarmed at this point.