TSMC swats down claims it is delaying its Japan chipmaking plant to prioritize Arizona plants to avoid US tariffs — TSMC says US investments won't impact other regions

TSMC is reportedly slowing work on its second Japanese fab to accelerate buildout in Arizona in anticipation of possible U.S. tariffs on Taiwan-made chips, though the company maintains that its expanded American investments will not affect its projects in Japan and Germany.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmc-swats-down-claims-it-is-delaying-its-japan-chipmaking-plant-to-prioritize-arizona-plants-to-avoid-us-tariffs-tsmc-says-us-investments-wont-impact-other-regions

Created 2mo | Jul 5, 2025, 2:20:04 PM


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