{"id":887227,"date":"2026-01-14T06:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=887227"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:23:33","slug":"tsmc-to-hike-us-investment-to-465bn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/tsmc-to-hike-us-investment-to-465bn-2026-01\/","title":{"rendered":"TSMC to hike US investment to $465bn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TSMC will build another five fabs in Arizona on top of the six fabs so far announced under a new trade deal between the US and Taiwan, which will be announced shortly, report the <em>New York Times<\/em> and <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-995104909\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The deal will hike TSMC\u2019s investment in Arizona from the current $165bn to a total of $465bn.<\/p><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-997876933\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-887229 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13132301\/IMG_1542-150x150.webp\" alt=\"TSMC to hike US investment to $465bn\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13132301\/IMG_1542-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13132301\/IMG_1542-70x70.webp 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>In 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