# TSMC starts construction on second Phoenix semiconductor fab

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has started construction on a second semiconductor fab in Phoenix, Arizona. Combined with the first fab, the total investment is $40 billion. The second fab will use 3-nm process technology and is expected to begin production in 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-12-06
- Where: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Value: $40.0B
- Jobs: 10,000
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 600,000 wafers per year (combined with first fab)
- Products: 3-nanometer semiconductor chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [enr.com](https://www.enr.com/articles/55518-taiwan-semiconductor-plans-to-build-second-fab-at-phoenix-site?_sp=d05d12ef-3e9c-436c-908d-9628d43940ff), 2022-12-06: "These are the most advanced semiconductor chips on the planet—chips that will power iPhones and MacBooks."
- [axios.com](https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2022/12/06/biden-american-manufacturing-back-tsmc-phoenix), 2022-12-06: "These are the most advanced semiconductor chips on the planet, chips that power iPhones and MacBooks."

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