Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest foundry corporation, has begun mass production of advanced 4-nanometer semiconductors at its facility in Arizona.
According to Reuters on the 11th, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo noted that this would be a milestone for the Biden administration's semiconductor industry, announcing TSMC's 4-nanometer chip production. He said, 'For the first time in history, we are producing advanced 4-nanometer chips on American soil,' adding that 'the yield and quality are equivalent to Taiwan.' TSMC's Arizona facility is currently reported to be manufacturing products for Apple and AMD.
The most advanced foundry commercial technology currently is the 3-nanometer process. TSMC and South Korea's Samsung Electronics are in mass production of 3-nanometer products, all of which are based domestically.
The United States, lagging behind in advanced processes compared to South Korea and Taiwan, has released massive subsidies to attract TSMC and has now entered the 4-nanometer mass production phase. TSMC plans to invest a total of $65 billion (about 96 trillion won) in the U.S. and construct three factories by 2030. The second TSMC factory is set to begin operations in 2028, where 2-nanometer products will be produced.
Reuters reported that 'Minister Raimondo wants the U.S. to account for 20% of global advanced logic chip production by 2030,' noting that 'it was 0% before TSMC began production in Arizona.'