With $65 billion in facility-specific investment and 6,000 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.
View full methodology →The semiconductors context.
Semiconductor fabrication plants, known as fabs, rank among the most capital-intensive industrial facilities ever built—often requiring $10–$30 billion and several years from groundbreaking to initial production. The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 accelerated a U.S. construction cycle spanning advanced chip fabrication, legacy-node production, semiconductor equipment, packaging, and critical materials. These projects create long-term manufacturing footprints while attracting suppliers, infrastructure investment, and specialized technical work.
At a glance
- Company
- TSMC
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Investment
- $65.00B
- Permanent jobs announced
- 6,000
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Apr 8, 2024
- Expected opening
- 2030
- Added to tracker
- Apr 15, 2025
Official references
- TSMC Arizona three-fab and direct-jobs announcement https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/3122
- U.S. Commerce TSMC CHIPS preliminary terms https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2024/04/biden-harris-administration-announces-preliminary-terms-tsmc-expanded