The future of semiconductors: Chipriese TSMC spends $ 100 billion more in the USA

The semiconductor giant TSMC wants to expand the production of modern chips in the USA. It is about new investments of $ 100 billion in the coming years, said US President Donald Trump at the announcement in the White House. TMSC is a manufacturer that produces the high-performance chips for smartphones in Taiwan. For years there have been worries in the west that the supply of indispensable semiconductors collapses if the Chinese government is supposed to snake off Taiwan.

TSMC had already announced the construction of a chip plant in Arizona in 2020. In the meantime, the already announced investments grew from $ 12 to $ 65 billion. In addition to the three factories announced so far, three more are to be built, said TSMC boss CC Wei. The majority of the high-tech chips required worldwide come from the group.

Subsidies of bidges and threats of Trump

TSMC also builds a European factory in Dresden. Which semiconductor TSMC wants to produce with the now announced US investments remained unclear. In the second factory in Arizona, which is due to go into operation in 2028, TSMC plans to produce modern semiconductors with structural widths of two nanometers. The government of Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden granted TSMC subsidies of more than $ 6 billion to expand the US production.

Another factor for the announcement could be Trump’s recent customs threats. The US President had asked the industry to move more production to the United States. “Taiwan took the chip business away from us,” said Trump in mid -February. “We want it back to the USA. And if you don’t bring it back, we won’t be very happy,” he warned. US trade minister Howard Lutnick emphasized on Monday that TSMC was ready to invest $ 100 billion without subsidy commitments without subsidy commitments.