# TSMC to build $12B advanced semiconductor factory in Arizona

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) selected Arizona for a new advanced semiconductor factory with 20,000 wafer/month capacity. Construction starts in 2021, production targeted for 2024, creating over 1,600 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-05-14
- Where: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Value: $12.0B
- Jobs: 1,600
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20,000 semiconductor wafers per month
- Products: advanced semiconductor wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company](https://endata.com/companies/27337.md)

## Sources

- [arizonadailyindependent.com](http://arizonadailyindependent.com/2020/05/14/tsmc-to-build-advanced-semiconductor-factory-in-arizona/), 2020-05-14: "The facility will have a 20,000 semiconductor wafer per month capacity, and create over 1,600 high-tech professional jobs directly."
- [fool.com](https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/05/15/taiwan-semiconductor-to-build-a-12-billion-chip-pl.aspx), 2020-05-15: "This U.S. facility not only enables us to better support our customers and partners, it also gives us more opportunities to attract global talents."
- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/taiwans-tsmc-announces-plan-to-build-12-billion-us-factory-idUSP8N2CS028/), 2020-05-15: "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the world's biggest contract manufacturer of computer chips, on Friday announced plans to build an approximately $12 billion advanced chip factory in Arizona."
- [cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/15/tsmc-to-build-us-chip-factory.html), 2020-05-15: "This deal bolsters U.S. national security at a time when China is trying to dominate cutting-edge tech and control critical industries."
- [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/14/tsmc-to-build-a-12-billion-advanced-semiconductor-plant-in-arizona-with-u-s-government-support/), 2020-05-15: "U.S. adoption of forward-looking investment policies to enable a globally competitive environment for a leading edge semiconductor technology operation in the U.S. will be crucial to the success of this project."
- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-semiconductors-tsmc/taiwans-tsmc-to-build-arizona-chip-plant-as-u-s-china-tech-rivalry-escalates-idUSKBN22Q38T/), 2020-05-15: "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the biggest contract chipmaker, said it plans to build a $12 billion factory in Arizona in an apparent win for the Trump administration's efforts to wrestle global tech supply chains back from China."
- [designdevelopmenttoday.com](https://www.designdevelopmenttoday.com/industries/manufacturing/news/21134674/taiwanese-semiconductor-maker-announces-12b-ariz-factory), 2020-05-22: "TSMC plans to invest $12 billion in a new semiconductor fabrication plant in Arizona."

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