TSMC, which plans to invest $40 billion in its fab complex in Arizona, is seeking to get up to $15 billion in funding under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. Yet, it believes that the funding conditions set by the U.S. government are unacceptable and plans to discuss them with the U.S. authorities. The world's largest foundry believes that obligations to disclose details about fabs and sharing excess profits will discourage chipmakers from building fabs in the U.S., reports the Wall Street Journal.
"Some of the conditions are unacceptable and we aim to mitigate any negative impact from these and will continue discussions with the U.S. government," said Mark Liu, chairman of TSMC, at a conference in Taiwan in late March.
