TSMC says first advanced U.S. chip fab 'dang near back' on schedule. Here’s an inside look.
Apple will be the largest customer at TSMC's new Arizona chip fab, which the Taiwanese company says is 'dang near back' on schedule. Here's an inside look.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's first Arizona chip fabrication plant, or fab, is making history because it's the most advanced chip fab on U.S. soil, and Apple has committed to being the site's largest customer.
CNBC first visited the fab in 2021, not long after TSMC broke ground. TSMC initially announced the plant would cost $12 billion and pump out 5-nanometer chips by the end of 2024. Three years later, that price tag has soared to $20 billion and full production is delayed until 2025.
Instead, the fab is in pilot production, making sample wafers and sending them to customers for verification. TSMC has committed to building two more fabs on the site by the end of the decade, for a total investment of $65 billion.
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