The scale and technology is similar to what TSMC did in China, suggesting a balance between the US and China
US secretary of commerce Wilbur Ross touted the deal as “another indication that President Trump’s policy agenda has led to a renaissance in American manufacturing”.
“The scale and technology is similar to what TSMC did in China, suggesting a balance between the US and China.”
A US commerce department official said TSMC’s decision to locate the plant in the US generated “goodwill” at the department, the drafter of a law that would, if implemented, severely restrict TSMC chip sales to Huawei.
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said chips from the new TSMC plant will power everything from artificial intelligence to 5G base stations to F-35 fighter jets.
The Trump administration has been in talks with both Intel and TSMC to build a plant in the US, and Intel said last week it was in discussions with the department of defence about improving domestic sources for microelectronics and related technology.
