Taiwan’s TSMC making ‘excellent progress’ on Arizona plant, governor says

Speaking at an investment conference in Taipei, Doug Ducey says construction on the main chip facility is complete

He also praises Arizona’s role in ‘helping Taiwan bolster its defence and protect its people’ by training fighter pilots

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Arizona governor Doug Ducey waves to the crowd at an investment conference in Taipei on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Published: 7:05pm, 31 Aug 2022

Taiwanese chip maker TSMC is making “excellent progress” building its new plant in Arizona, the governor of the US state said on Wednesday, going on to praise his state’s role in training Taiwan’s fighter pilots.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, a major Apple supplier and the world’s largest contract chip maker, is constructing a US$12 billion plant in Arizona.

Speaking at an investment conference during a visit to Taipei, Arizona governor Doug Ducey recalled meeting the TSMC leadership in 2017 and then in 2020 announcing the investment.

“Just over two years later TSMC has completed construction for its main facility and continues to make excellent progress,” he said, describing visiting the construction site as “even more impressive in person”.

“Along with TSMC’s historic investment, roughly two dozen Taiwanese-based suppliers are finding Arizona is right for investment,” Ducey added.

TSMC said in a statement that the governor and his team did not visit the company, but did talk with them.

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