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2025/03/05 03:00
US President Donald Trump, right, and C.C. Wei, chief executive officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. （TSMC）, shake hands during an investment announcement in the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 3, 2025. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s top producer of AI chips, plans to invest an additional $100 billion in US plants that will boost its chip output on American soil. Photo: Bloomberg
CRiTICAL MOVE: TSMC’s plan to invest another US$100 billion in US chipmaking would boost Taiwan’s competitive edge in the global market, the premier said
By Chen Yun and Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with staff writer and CNA
The government would ensure that the most advanced chipmaking technology stays in Taiwan while assisting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co （TSMC, 台積電） in investing overseas, the Presidential Office said yesterday.
The statement follows a joint announcement by the world’s largest contract chipmaker and US President Donald Trump on Monday that TSMC would invest an additional US$100 billion over the next four years to expand its semiconductor manufacturing operations in the US, which would include construction of three new chip fabrication plants, two advanced packaging facilities, and a research and development center.
The government knew about the deal in advance and would assist, Presidential Office spokesperson Karen Kuo （郭雅慧） said yesterday.
Citing the Industrial Innovation Act （產業創新條例）, Kuo said Taiwanese companies must obtain approval from the central government for foreign investments exceeding NT$1.5 billion （US$45.57 million）.
TSMC’s application to invest in the US is no exception, she said.
The government is drafting a plan to forge resilient and diversified semiconductor supply chains with the US and other partners, she added.
Taiwan’s policy continues to be focused on making chips for the growing artificial intelligence industry in democratic nations, she said, adding that international cooperation is the future trend of the semiconductor industry.
Premier Cho Jung-tai （卓榮泰） said that TSMC’s new investment pledge in the US would help Taiwan’s industrial sector extend its global reach and make the country stronger.
The government views TSMC’s expanded investment in the US positively, as it would boost Taiwan’s competitive edge in the global market, and “making Taiwan stronger is the common stance of the government and industry,” Cho said.
The government has encouraged domestic industries to expand worldwide and will provide any necessary assistance for expansion, he said.
“I hope TSMC’s investments will continue to create mutual benefits and a win-win situation with Taiwan’s allies,” Cho said, adding that while encouraging overseas investments, “Taiwan is determined to maintain its lead over its peers in critical technologies.”
TSMC said in a statement yesterday that the new expansion plan would “play a crucial role in strengthening the US semiconductor ecosystem by increasing American production of advanced semiconductor technology.”
The US investment plan would not affect its expansion plans in other places, such as Taiwan and Japan, nor would it affect the company’s stable cash dividend policy, it added.
Monday’s announcement comes as Taiwan faced threats by Trump to impose tariffs on semiconductors.
Trump said that by bringing an extra US$100 billion in investment to the US, TSMC could “avoid paying tariffs.”
TSMC is already investing US$65 billion in Arizona to build three advanced wafer fabs.
The first fab in Arizona has started production using the 4-nanometer process, while the second fab, which is to deploy more advanced 3-nanometer, 2-nanometer and A16 processes, is under construction and is expected to begin production in 2028.
The third fab, of which TSMC has said little to date, is expected to begin production by 2030, TSMC said in April last year.
American Institute in Taiwan （AIT） Director Raymond Greene yesterday said in Taipei that the announcement made at the White House “showcases the deep connections between two of the world’s greatest technological and economic powerhouses.”
“The United States and Taiwan are mutually complementary economies that benefit greatly from investments in both directions, especially in the semiconductor sector,” Greene was quoted as saying on AIT’s Facebook page.
TSMC’s expanded investment “strengthens the economic prosperity and security of both the United States and Taiwan and will enable TSMC to better serve its largest customers in America,” he added.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
Presidential Office spokesperson Karen Kuo is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of the Presidential Office
Premier Cho Jung-tai, center, speaks to the press yesterday in the legislature to iterated that TSMC’s new investment pledge in the US would help Taiwan’s industrial sector extend its global reach and create a win-win situation with Taiwan’s allies. Photo: CNA
