TSMC Is Suffering From Decision To Use Arizona As Site For Its New Fab Says Expert
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According to a Taiwanese industry expert working in America, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) problems at its Arizona chipmaking plant stem from a poor choice of location. TSMC's Arizona factory was originally slated to start producing chips next year, but the firm confirmed at its latest earnings conference that the plant has now been delayed to 2025 as the company claims that it has been unable to find skilled workers to install the advanced chipmaking machines at the factory. However, according to Dr. Xu Jigao, an industry expert with experience working in the U.S., the Arizona site should have been located elsewhere since it creates several problems for TSMC.
Dr. Xu made the comments in an online show, and his statements were reported by the United Daily News (UDN) network. He has a doctorate in structural engineering and has set up construction firms in America that specialize in building public projects. During his interview, the executive and expert shared that TSMC's choice of Arizona for its chip manufacturing site creates new problems for the company, which could have been avoided had it decided to choose a different location.
According to him, Arizona's location makes it susceptible to water shortage due to the Colorado river, which further exacerbates the difficulties in building a new chip site in the state when combined with labor shortages in the area. He added that TSMC should have thought of a labor shortage that is now affecting the factory's mass production timeline before it started building the site.
Dr. Xu also shared examples of other
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