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Tom’s Hardware
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Dallin Grimm

TSMC's $100B US investment only accounts for 7% of company's output — Taiwan gov't gives official blessing for project

TSMC building in Arizona.

TSMC announced its new $100 billion investment in the United States yesterday, stoking excitement for the U.S. chipmaking industry as well as some fears for the fate of Taiwan. In the morning after the dust has settled, TSMC and Taiwan are making it clear to the press that their relationship and shared commitment to each other is still ironclad.

Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai addressed the press in a conference following TSMC CEO C. C. Wei and President Trump's joint conference, which announced TSMC's plans to build a new advanced-node fab, advanced packaging plant, and R&D center in the United States. Many speculators questioned whether the big move, an addition to TSMC's existing commitment to build several new fabs in America, was made with the blessing of the Taiwanese government.

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