According to the Central News Agency, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce said today that the Arizona state government is committed to water resources planning and will provide water security for TSMC’s US factory.
▲ Source: TSMC
According to the report, Chris Camacho, president of the Greater Phoenix Arizona Chamber of Commerce, said that the Greater Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area uses the same amount of water as it did in 1957, a period in which the population grew sixfold, but water use remains at the same level. Camacho said frankly that if TSMC is interested in building more fabs in Arizona, the Arizona state government will continue to provide water guarantee for TSMC.
▲ Source: Intel
Camacho further stated that although Arizona is located in the Midwestern United States, manufacturing water only accounts for 5% of Arizona’s total water allocation, so there is still a lot of water available for potential semiconductor investors.
▲ Source: Intel
It is noticed that the report quoted Yang Yingchao, chairman of Kirkland Capital, as saying that compared with Intel’s previous construction situation, the periphery of the TSMC plant is much quieter. But considering that global semiconductors are currently in a downturn, being slower is not a bad thing. In addition, Yang Yingchao also pointed out that TSMC still faces severe challenges in competing with Intel for hydropower resources in Arizona.
▲ Source: Intel
According to reports, TSMC announced last year that it will have a semiconductor factory in Arizona, USA. The first phase of the project is expected to start mass production in 2024 and will introduce a 4 nm process. The second phase of the project is under planning and is expected to introduce a 3 nm process. TSMC will invest 40 billion U.S. dollars for this purpose, which is also one of the highest foreign direct investment projects in U.S. history, which has aroused great concern from the outside world.
