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HEADLINE: Biden Touts Advanced Chips Manufacturing in Visit to Arizona Semiconductor Plant
TEASER: Taiwanese chip giant investing $40 billion and building a second semiconductor facility in Phoenix
PUBLISHED: 12/6/2022 at 11:04pm
BYLINE: Michelle Quinn
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DATELINE: San Francisco, California
VIDEOGRAPHER: Michelle Quinn, Levi Stallings
PRODUCER: Matt Dibble
SCRIPT EDITORS: Stearns, Sharon Shahid
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((INTRO: U.S. President Joe Biden was in Arizona Tuesday promoting investments in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. He was joined by officials from the Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC, which says it is tripling its Arizona investment. VOA correspondent Michelle Quinn has our story.)) ((NARRATOR))
President Biden’s Tuesday visit highlights Arizona’s role in a major U.S. shift on semiconductor manufacturing, as his administration is pushing to boost domestic chips manufacturing with more than $50 billion in subsidies in the new CHIPs and Science Act.
The president’s visit to a new fabrication facility being built by Taiwanese chips giant TSMC came as the firm announced it would build a second fabrication facility and triple its investment in Phoenix to $40 billion. Biden says it is good news for TSMC’s biggest customer, Apple.
[[For Radio: President Joe Biden]]
((President Joe Biden))
“These are the most advanced semiconductor chips on the planet. Chips will power iPhones and MacBooks. ... Apple had to buy all the advanced chips from overseas. Now, they are going to bring more of their supply chain here at home. It can be a game changer.”
((NARRATOR))
U.S. technology firms have long outsourced semiconductor manufacturing overseas, particularly with TSMC, the world’s largest foundry.
Calls to change that increased when the U.S. found itself scrambling for chips in the COVID-19 breakdown of supply chains.
Recent tensions with China added to the sense of urgency. China sees Taiwan as a part of its territory, and U.S. policymakers were worried about the U.S. ability to source high-end chips, essential for computers, smartphones, cars, fighter planes and data centers.
So, the Biden administration is pushing for the most cutting-edge chips to be made in the U.S. Ahead of his visit, TSMC announced it would ratchet up the kind of technology it makes in Arizona beyond the 4-nanometer technology slated to begin production in 2024 by producing 3-nanometer technology in its second fabrication facility by 2026. Those advanced chips deliver faster processing and use less power.
[[For Radio: TSMC Chairman Mark Liu]] ((Mark Liu, TSMC Chairman))
“This state-of-art manufacturing facility behind us is a testimony that TSMC is also taking a giant step forward to help build a vibrant semiconductor ecosystem in the United States.”
((NARRATOR))
The company, which had said it would hire 2,000 workers, now says it will employ 4,500.
((Michelle Quinn, VOA News))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)
San Francisco, California
Embargo DateDecember 6, 2022 21:28 EST
Byline
VOA correspondent Michelle Quinn has our story.
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English