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TSMC announced a $100 billion incremental investment in its Arizona fab complex, raising total planned U.S. spending to...
TSMC announced a $100 billion incremental investment in its Arizona fab complex, raising total planned U.S. spending to $265 billion, as CFO Wendell Huang cited a "multi-year demand megatrend" from AI customers.
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TSMC announced a $100 billion incremental investment in its Arizona fab complex, raising total planned U.S. spending to $265 billion, as CFO Wendell Huang cited a "multi-year demand megatrend" from AI customers. The move includes fast conversion of 5nm lines to 3nm and expansion into advanced packaging. Huang told CNBC, "We do not plan to leave any food on the table for anybody else" (CNBC). Digitimes reported TSMC sees "structural AI growth" and revised full-year capex to $60-$64 billion (Digitimes1). Separately, a former TSMC deputy manager was indicted for stealing trade secrets for China, but TSMC recovered all documents (Tom's Hardware). TSMC also stated core technology will remain in Taiwan (TaiwanPlus).
What the sources said:
- "We're seeing this strong-structure, multi-year demand, and we do not plan to leave any food on the table for anybody else." – Wendell Huang, TSMC CFO (CNBC)
- "TSMC sees structural AI growth, expands Arizona capex" – Digitimes headline (Digitimes1)
- "Prosecutors are seeking a seven-year prison sentence... first National Security Act case involving China" – Nikkei Asia on the trade secrets indictment (Nikkei)
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“In today’s show: - TSMC Manager Indicted Over Trade Secrets Sold to China - Analysis: What Could be Ahead of Taiwan's Recent Market Volatility? - Number of Chinese Official Vessels Around Taiwan Nearly Doubled in June...”
“Prosecutors are recommending a seven-year prison sentence for a former TSMC deputy manager surnamed Chen, accused of copying 21 confidential documents to use in China. Chen is charged with violating Taiwan's National Security Act. The case...”
“In today's show: - TSMC Says Its Core Tech Staying in Taiwan Despite US Expansion - KMT Plans Protest, Demands Resignations Over Cooking Oil Scandal - Taiwan Examines Building Fire Safety Codes After Deadly Hong Kong...”
“Taiwan's stock market has been volatile recently, plummeting last Friday after TSMC announced record Q2 figures and another US$100 billion investment in the US. The market rallied but Monday's gains were short-lived. TaiwanPlus speaks to Nolan...”
“The fallout continues from a contaminated cooking oil scandal, with opposition party members demanding resignations and members of the ruling party saying cooperation is needed to fix gaps in food safety laws. TSMC says it will...”
“Techmeme permalink: https://www.techmeme.com/260720/p35#a260720p35 <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/taiwan-alleges-ex-tsmc-staff-stole-chip-secrets-to-sell-to-china"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260720/i35.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a hre”
“Manifold consensus on 'US bans TSMC from selling advanced AI chips to all Chinese companies in 2025?': YES=3.49%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will TSMC have a market cap of $1 trillion or more at the end of 2026?': YES=94.04%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will TSMC have a market cap of $2 trillion or more at the end of 2026?': YES=77.38%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will Dr. Kim (https://x.com/i_loves_deep_nn?lang=en) of TSMC get doxx'd by EOY2026?': YES=8.00%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will TSMC or any Taiwanese entity be accused of knowingly assisting the explosive pagers and battery attack on Lebanon?': YES=2.84%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will an apocalypse cult attempt to attack a TSMC facility before 2031?': YES=26.52%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will TSMC dominate the semiconductor manufacturing market for the next 10 years?': YES=58.58%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will I think by 2030 that substantial quantities of TSMC chip fabs were destroyed due to China invading Taiwan': YES=32.00%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will TSMC incorporate room-temperature superconductors before 2029': YES=4.20%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will most of TSMC's 2022-existing fabs in Taiwan be destroyed by 2030?': YES=29.00%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will any TSMC researchers win any Nobel prizes by Eoy2031': YES=18.20%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will TSMC have a market cap of $1 trillion or more at the end of 2025?': YES=99.00%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will TSMC announce any new investment in building a US fab by the end of 2024?': YES=30.70%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will TSMC have a market cap of $2 trillion or more at the end of 2025?': YES=2.07%”
“Manifold consensus on 'Will TSMC introduce a new process with a node size smaller than 3nm by the end of 2024?': YES=29.00%”
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“Taiwan indicts ex-TSMC manager for allegedly stealing chip secrets for China — first case of its kind links managers to Chinese semiconductor materials analysis company Prosecutors say the case grew out of a probe into an...”
“TSMC is racing to accelerate capacity at its Arizona factory as the company continues to see a "multi-year demand mega trend" from its customers, Chief Financial Officer Wendell Huang told CNBC. TSMC, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...”
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