TSMC’s U.S. Chip Plant Sees Nearby City Mark Half A Million Dollars For New Airport

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The Taiwan Semiconductor Company's (TSMC) brand-new chipmaking facility in Arizona has led city authorities to consider building a new airport to support the flurry of companies expected to set up operations as a supply base. TSMC's new plant will become operational next year in Arizona's economic hub Phoenix. However, city authorities of nearby Peoria have decided to undertake a feasibility study to build a new airport as part of their budget plans for the next fiscal year.

TSMC's new chip plant has created some buzz in America, with its ceremony late last year seeing a high-profile guest list that included President Biden. The plant is part of America's push to reduce dependence on a global semiconductor supply chain. TSMC, aided by U.S. subsidies, is slated to spend $40 billion to set up the new facility, which will produce semiconductors made on the firm's 4-nanometer chip process.

The firm is also busy staffing the plant with employees from both America and Taiwan - with the latter slated to help set up shop before taking off to their home country. The latest batch of Taiwanese engineers landed in Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport in March, and they were welcomed by the head of TSMC Arizona - a subsidiary responsible for managing the Pheonix facility.

Cultural differences have been a pain point for TSMC when setting up its new chipmaking facility, particularly since workers sent to Taiwan for training have felt that the country's working standards are tougher than those in America. These have led to negative Glassdoor reviews about the Arizona plant and friction between