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TSMC allocates $20 billion to Arizona expansion — project faces water and labor shortages, complicated by visa rules

TSMC's Fab 21 becomes profitable in the first year of operations, though TSMC continues to struggle with labor shortage, water shortage, and is concerned about the long-term power supply. Nevertheless, it allocates $20 billion on further development of the project.

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TSMC confirms September power outage at Fab 21 in Arizona — loss of wafers and financial impact unclear

A supplier power fault briefly stopped TSMC’s Fab 21 in Arizona and led to some wafer losses. But TSMC has learnt from the occurrence, says the company.

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TSMC gives an ultra-rare video look inside its fabs — 'Silver Highway' and fab tools revealed in flyby video of company's US Arizona Fab 21

TSMC's new flyby video of its Fab 21 in Arizona offers a rare glimpse inside the fully operational N4/N5 cleanroom, highlighting ASML's EUV scanners producing chips for Apple, AMD, and Nvidia.

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Chipmaking giant TSMC hit with class-action lawsuit in the U.S. for bias, racism, and unsafe conditions — over 30 plaintiffs have accused the company of illegal practices at Arizona fab

Over 30 current and former TSMC Arizona employees have joined a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of discriminating against American workers, enabling racist behavior, and maintaining unsafe conditions at its Fab 21 facility.

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TSMC starts construction its 1.6nm and 2nm-capable U.S. fab: Fab 21 phase 3

TSMC breaks ground for its third Fab 21 module in the U.S., which will produce chips on A16 and N2 process technologies towards the end of the decade.

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TSMC's chip price hike could make your next iPhone very expensive

Your next iPhone could come with hidden costs, thanks to price hikes from silicon manufacturer TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company).

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TSMC's Arizona Fab 21 mass produces 4nm chips at a higher price than Taiwan

TSMC confirms Arizona Fab 21 is making chips in volume, charges higher prices than Taiwanese fabs.

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TSMC's Arizona Fab 21 is already making 4nm chips — yield and quality reportedly on par with Taiwan fabs

U.S. Commerce Secretary confirms that TSMC's fab near Phoenix, Arizona, is already producing chips.

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TSMC Arizona allegedly now producing AMD's Ryzen 9000 and Apple's S9 processors: Report

TSMC Fab 21 in Arizona produces three processors: two for Apple, and allegedly now one for AMD.

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50% of TSMC's Arizona employees are from Taiwan, despite recent controversies — company plans to hire more US workers over time

TSMC plans to add more American workers as it develops its Fab 21 site in Arizona.

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TSMC is reportedly in talks with Nvidia to make Blackwell GPUs in Arizona — Blackwell silicon needs to be shipped back to Taiwan for assembly

If TSMC reaches a deal with Nvidia, it could reportedly produce Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs at its Fab 21 in Arizona.

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U.S Department of Commerce finalizes $6.6 billion CHIPS Act funding for TSMC Fab 21 Arizona site

TSMC and the U.S. Department of Commerce finalized a deal Friday, granting TSMC $6.6 billion in funding and $5 billion in loan guarantees under the CHIPS Act to build its Fab 21 site in Arizona.

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U.S. Signs $1.5B in CHIPS Act Agreements With Amkor and SKhynix for Chip Packaging Plants

Under the CHIPS & Science Act, the U.S. government provided tens of billions of dollars in grants and loans to the world's leading maker of chips, such as Intel, Samsung, and TSMC, which will significantly expand the country's semiconductor production industry in the coming years. However, most chips are typically…

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Amkor to Build $2 Billion Chip Packaging Fab in Arizona Primarily for Apple

Amkor, the world's second largest independent outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) service provider, has announced their intention to build a new advanced chip packaging facility in the U.S. Carrying a price tag of around 2 billion dollars, the plant in Arizona will primarily serve to package chips produced by…

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TSMC Postpones Mass Production at Arizona Fab to 2025

Fab 21 delayed by up to a year due to lack of expertise in local labor market.

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