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TSMC buys up land in Arizona as Taiwan pledges US$500 billion US tech investment

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Ralph JenningsJanuary 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
TSMC buys up land in Arizona as Taiwan pledges US$500 billion US tech investment
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Taiwan has pledged to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into the US chip industry as part of a new trade deal. The deal, announced Thursday by the US Department of Commerce, will see America reduce tariffs on Taiwan, while Taiwan will invest $250 billion in the US, with the Taiwanese government providing another $250 billion in credit guarantees. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, is expanding its presence in Arizona, having purchased a second tract of land there. TSMC plans to build at least five new semiconductor facilities in the US as part of this investment. The goal is to create a complete semiconductor supply chain within the United States.

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South Korea 30% Japan 30% The New York Times 40% US Department of Commerce 50% C C Wei 60% Arizona ×480% Taiwan ×590% United States ×390% Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) ×4100%

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semiconductor industry 90% tsmc 80% us investment 80% chip manufacturing 70% trade deal 70% arizona 60% supply chain 50% tariff rate 50%

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