{"id":277,"date":"2025-03-05T00:42:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T00:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4295240"},"modified":"2025-03-05T00:42:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T00:42:04","slug":"tsmcs-100b-investment-in-us-data-centers-sets-foreign-investment-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tecnoartesanos.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/tsmcs-100b-investment-in-us-data-centers-sets-foreign-investment-record\/","title":{"rendered":"TSMC\u2019s $100B Investment in US Data Centers Sets Foreign Investment Record"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has pledged to spend an additional $100 billion building data centres in the U.S., bringing total spend up to $160 billion. The investment will go into building three new fabrication plants in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as two packaging facilities and a research center.<\/p>\n

TSMC has dubbed it the \u201clargest single foreign direct investment in U.S. history,\u201d<\/a> and says the build itself will create 40,000 construction jobs at the Fab 21 complex over the next four years. Once up and running, tens of thousands of new \u201chigh-paying, high-tech\u201d jobs in chip manufacturing and research will be added while generating over $200 billion in indirect economic output nationwide.<\/p>\n

TSMC\u2019s history in the U.S. started in 2020, when it committed $12 billion to build its first Arizona factory. It raised this figure to $40 billion in 2022 with the announcement of a second fab, and then $65 billion last April with a third. The long-term benefits may not be felt for a while, though, as the second factory\u2019s opening date is still set for 2027 or 2028.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump said that the new investment will \u201cboost America\u2019s dominance in artificial intelligence and beyond,\u201d and refers to it as a matter of economic and national security.<\/p>\n