Trump Announces $100 Billion Investment From Taiwan Chip Maker TSMC

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โ€˜Itโ€™s a matter of economic security; itโ€™s also a matter of national security for us,โ€™ Trump said.

President Donald Trump announced on March 3 a key partnership with a Taiwan-based semiconductor company that will see billions of dollars invested in cutting-edge chip-making facilities as his administration looks to reshore manufacturing to the United States.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will invest $100 billion in new manufacturing plants in the United States over the next three years.

โ€œTaiwan Semiconductor is announcing that they will be investing at least $100 billion in new capital in the United States over the next short period of time to build state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing facilities,โ€ Trump said.

โ€œThis is a tremendous thing for our country.โ€

TSMC, one of the worldโ€™s largest makers of semiconductor chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) systems, household appliances, and smartphones, has been a part of the tariff conversation in recent weeks. This was one reason why TSMC shares sank by nearly 7 percent last month.

Trump said TSMC will construct โ€œfive cutting-edge fabrication facilitiesโ€ in Arizona, bringing thousands of jobs to the Grand Canyon state. โ€œYouโ€™re probably talking about … 25,000 jobs,โ€ the president told reporters.

โ€œWe must be able to build the chips and semiconductors that we need right here in American factories with American skill and American labor. And thatโ€™s exactly what weโ€™re doing.

โ€œItโ€™s a matter of economic security; itโ€™s also a matter of national security for us.โ€

C.C. Wei, chairman and CEO of TSMC, explained the scope of his companyโ€™s investment.

โ€œWe have to thank President Trumpโ€™s vision and his support so TSMC starts the journey of establishing … advanced chip manufacturing in Arizona. And now, let me proudly say the vision [has] become reality in Phoenix, Arizona, with 3,000 employees,โ€ he said.

โ€œWe are producing the most advanced chip made on U.S. soil.โ€

When asked if the investment could minimize the impact on the chip supply if China decides to isolate Taiwan or take it by force, Trump replied: โ€œ[It] will at least give us a position where in this very, very important business, we would have a very big part of it in the United States.

โ€œSo it would have a big impact if something should happen with Taiwan.โ€

Byย Andrew Moranย andย Jacob Burg

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