[Anchor]
Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s largest foundry company, has decided to invest $100 billion in the United States.
With the U.S. announcing plans to impose tariffs on imports like semiconductors next month, TSMC seems to be taking a preemptive investment step.
Reporter Lee Min-hoo, TSMC’s U.S. semiconductor investment plan has been revealed, right?
[Reporter]
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared alongside TSMC Chairman Mark Liu to announce TSMC’s semiconductor investment plans within the U.S.
Just a while ago, President Trump stated, “The world’s most powerful AI chips will be made right here in the United States,” adding that “chips produced by TSMC will make up a large portion.”
TSMC, the world’s largest foundry company, plans to invest an additional $100 billion in the U.S. over the next four years, which is approximately 145.9 trillion Korean won.
Previously, in 2020, TSMC planned to build three semiconductor fabs in Arizona, an investment worth $65 billion, and the first fab began operations last year.
Chairman Mark Liu explained that this additional investment would be used to build two more fabs and packaging plants in Arizona.
[Anchor]
Should we see this as a move to avoid tariffs?
[Reporter]
With President Trump announcing a 25% tariff on imported semiconductors starting next month, TSMC has come under the tariff radar.
Amidst this, handling semiconductor production for U.S. big tech companies, TSMC seems to be entering negotiations before tariff measures are officially announced.
Recently, there were reports that the Trump administration was considering selling parts of Intel’s business to TSMC, but there was no separate mention of this by President Trump.
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