Focus Taiwan
Date: June 15 (CNA)
By Jackson Chang and Evelyn Kao

Several Taiwan-based equipment and raw material suppliers of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) intend to invest in the United States to supply TSMC as it builds and operates its US$12 billion fab in Arizona.

TSMC announced in May its intention to invest in an advanced semiconductor fab in the United States. Construction is planned to start in 2021 with production targeted to begin in 2024.

Though TSMC's investment in the project will average about US$1.33 billion per year from 2021 to 2029, only 8-9 percent of its typical annual capital expenditure, the project will likely attract some of its suppliers to set up shop in the United States.

Marketech International Corp., a Taiwan-based advanced semiconductor equipment supplier, said it plans to pursue orders from TSMC's planned fab in the U.S., where it has already formed a team.     [FULL  STORY]