Arizona fabs could meet US’ chip demand: economistStaff writer, with CNAIf Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) increases its investment in Arizona, it would likely operate dual production hubs in Taiwan and the US, with US capacity nearly sufficient to meet that country’s local demand, an economist said yesterday. Photo: BloombergThe chipmaker could build new advanced wafer fabs as well as IC packaging and testing facilities as part of the arrangement, Liu said. “If TSMC builds new wafer fabs in Arizona, a dual-hub production model will take shape, gradually moving away from the current model of a single hub in Taiwan,” Liu said. TSMC is investing US$65 billion to build three advanced wafer fabs in Arizona. In March last year, TSMC pledged to invest an additional US$100 billion to build three more fabs, two IC assembly plants and a research-and-development center.

Source: Taipei Times January 13, 2026 17:13 UTC