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TSMC warns that future tariff s may impact Arizona building plans

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter to semiconductors made. TSMC says its
the U.S. Department of Commerce, expanded investment is expected to
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing support 40,000 construction jobs over
Co. (TSMC) warned that any future the next four years and create tens of
tariff s on Taiwanese semiconductors thousands of high-paying jobs in chip
could alter the company’s investment manufacturing and R&D.
plans in the United States.
The comments about the tariff s were made
$165 billion for Arizona investment in a letter to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce,
TSMC plans to invest about $65 billion to in response to a communication to TSMC
. asking for comments about future tariff s..
build three fabs in North Phoenix, Arizona.
In addition, in March, the company said
it would invest a further $100 billion for Negative consequences
three more fabs, two packaging and test The Taipei Times reported on May 23
facilities and an R&D center. that “Taipei and Taiwanese companies
have been reluctant to voice criticism of
One fab has been completed and has the Trump administration’s chaotic tariff
been in production since late last year. rollout, but the letter made the case that
Construction of the second fab is nearly going through with the levies would have
complete, and a groundbreaking was held negative consequences.”
for the third facility in April.
Tariff s, TSMC said, “will lower the demand
By some estimates, the Taiwanese com- for such products (semiconductors) and
pany produces nearly 60% of all the the components they contain." tsmc.com

Apple is among TSMC’s customers on its N. Phoenix, Arizona campus, where the company plans to locate at least multiple fabs.