We got an exclusive tour inside Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC's $12 billion fabrication plant outside Phoenix, Arizona. Watch the full video here:
A rendering of ASML's extreme ultraviolet light machine etching designs into the most advanced chipsAs these fabless companies took off, TSMC found itself on a flywheel making more and more of the world's chips.
In 2013, Apple started relying on TSMC to make its A-series chips for the iPhone as it moved away from reliance on Samsung, a direct competitor in mobile phones. Today, there's a TSMC chip inside every iPhone on the market. And Apple has movedIn 2018, at age 86, Chang retired as chairman of TSMC. His radical pure-play foundry idea continues to pay off.
"This project is designed as a 5-nanometer fab. Actually, it's a copy from the fab we have in Taiwan," Chen said. "And then ultimately, that water will be reinjected into the aquifer in partnership with the city of Phoenix after reverse osmosis and other technology solutions are provided," said Chris Camacho, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. He helped negotiate the deal that brought the project to Arizona.
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