With $100 billion in facility-specific investment, this project clears AFT's $100 million investment threshold (AFT includes any project meeting $100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →Why this expansion matters.
Semiconductor fabs are among the world's most capital-intensive industrial facilities and can take years to build. This expansion adds advanced chip manufacturing and packaging capacity in Phoenix, strengthening domestic capacity across two critical stages of semiconductor production. The broader buildout can also attract equipment makers, materials suppliers, infrastructure investment, and specialized technical work to the region. Its significance lies in the scale of the manufacturing capacity being added, even though phase-specific jobs and production timing have not been disclosed.
At a glance
- Company
- TSMC
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Investment
- $100.00B
- Permanent jobs announced
- Not disclosed
- Status
- Announced
- Announced
- Jul 16, 2026
- Opening timeline
- TSMC said the timing and allocation of the additional facilities will depend on market conditions and customer demand.
- Added to tracker
- Aug 25, 2026
Official references
- TSMC 2Q 2026 earnings-call transcript https://investor.tsmc.com/english/encrypt/files/encrypt_file/reports/2026-07/547d1696765e05ce3adb81c108ce1c8c1682b80c/TSMC%202Q26%20Transcript.pdf
- U.S. Commerce July 2026 TSMC incremental-investment announcement https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2026/07/trump-administration-secures-additional-100-billion-us-semiconductor
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Arizona Expansion — Third Phase — TSMC, Phoenix, AZ." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/tsmc-arizona-third-phase-phoenix. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.