World giant chip manufacturer TSMC held the opening ceremony for its first factory in Arizona, USA. But the main focus of the ceremony was not so much the factory.
For many years, while the production of technological products in almost every category has been carried out mostly on the territory of China, the USA aimed to disrupt this situation with a program it announced recently. technology companies in the past few months. To invite production in the USA He also prepared a grant program.
Today, big news came from Taiwan-based chip manufacturer TSMC, which is involved in this program. TSMC with the participation of US President Joe Biden, Apple CEO Tim Cook and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Opened its first manufacturing facility in Arizona.
State-of-the-art production at the facility will begin in 2024:
TSMC’s manufacturing facility in Phoenix was actually a celebration of the arrival of the first state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing equipment to arrive in Arizona. TSMC is responsible for the production at the facility. will start in 2024 explained.
However, at TSMC’s facility opened today 4nm technology production was announced. This value, which determines the transistor range in the chips, ensures that the lower it is, the higher the performance. 4 nm is the cutting edge technology for today’s chips.
But the main announcement wasn’t the opening of the facility: TSMC increases its investment in the US from $12 billion to $40 billion:
The ceremony, which TSMC held with the participation of big names, actually hosted more important statements than the first facility. The world’s largest chip manufacturer will invest in the state of Arizona will increase from $12 billion to $40 billion explained.
Along with this, the company also announced its second facility to be built in Arizona. This facility, which is planned to start production in 2026, with 3 nm technology It has been announced that it will manufacture chips.
TSMC’s new investment, One of the largest foreign investments in US history will be.
So who will use TSMC’s chips produced in the USA?
The chips produced by TSMC in the USA will be used by all US technology giants. On Apple’s iPhones and MacBooks, NVIDIA’s and AMD’s graphics cards, Intel’s processors and morethere will now be chips made in the USA.
Production in the US will not be ‘state of the art’ though:
TSMC aims to start 4 nm production in the USA in 2024 and 3 nm in 2026, but this also means that the USA will not have top-of-the-line technology production. Because TSMC has its plants in Asia. 2 nm production from 2025 aims to pass.
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