TSMC agreed in April to expand its planned US investment and to add a third Arizona factory by 2030. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. announced on Monday plans to make an additional $100 billion investment in the United States and build five additional chips factories in the coming years. TSMC CEO C.C. Wei announced the plan in a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump.

Apple chip supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is making an additional $100 billion investment in the United States that will see the chipmaker build five additional factories in the country over the next few years, the company’s CEO announced alongside US President Donald Trump on Monday.

Last year, the US Commerce Department finalized a US$6.6 billion government subsidy for TSMC to produce semiconductors in Phoenix, Arizona, while the US$100 billion announced on Monday would be eligible for a 25 per cent manufacturing investment tax credit under the 2022 law.

By David Shepardson and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Taiwanese semiconductor company TSMC plans to make a fresh $100 billion investment in the United States that would involve building five additional chips facilities in the country in coming years,

TSMC said the expansion includes plans for three new chips fabrication plants, two advanced packaging facilities and a major R&D center.

CEO C.C. Wei credited President Donald Trump for the investments, which will include a new Arizona R&D center.

Chipmaking giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plans to invest at least $100 billion to grow its US manufacturing operations, President Donald Trump announced from the White House on Monday alongside the firm’s CEO C.