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Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC says it will spend another $100 billion on expanding ...
TSMC announces an additional $100 billion investment in US manufacturing capacity expansion, signalling a major shift in semiconductor supply chain geography away from Taiwan.
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The Wire takeaway
If you build tools that depend on cutting-edge chip availability or pricing, your cost base just shifted. TSMC's $100 billion bet means US capacity is about to explode - that kills scarcity pricing and rewrites the supply agreements you'll negotiate in 18 months.
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Topics: Semiconductors · chip-manufacturing · us-onshoring · supply-chain · capex-cycle · geopolitical-hedging