Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s chip fabrication plant in Phoenix, Arizona, has become the most visible example of the impact of Washington’s newly muscular industrial policy in recent years. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
TSMC’s US plant the result of industrial policy meant to counter China, giving states like Arizona more economic heft
- Arizona’s strength in semiconductors helped it court TSMC, but the deal could not have happened without the implicit promise of federal spending
- The state has been ramping up educational pipelines to supply TSMC with everything from entry-level technicians to semiconductor engineers
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s chip fabrication plant in Phoenix, Arizona, has become the most visible example of the impact of Washington’s newly muscular industrial policy in recent years. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
