A sudden explosion occurred at TSMC's United States plant

According to foreign media reports, on the afternoon of 15, TSMC plant in North Phoenix, Arizona, USA exploded...

A worker was sent to a hospital at 2:45 PM local time, Arizona media reported.

The report quoted the Phoenix Fire Department as saying that three local fire brigades were dispatched to TSMC's Fab 21 plant at 2:30 PM, near DoveValley and 43rdAvenue.

In response, TSMC issued a statement confirming an accident at the construction site of it US plant in Arizona. The accident was caused by the abnormal waste sulfuric acid outsourcing truck truck. An outsourcing truck driver had an accident and was then taken to a local hospital.

TSMC said there was no damage to the plant facilities, and that TSMC employees and construction workers at the site did not report injuries.

The industry is known that the Biden administration has been committed to enhancing the US domestic semiconductor production capacity to improve the US competitiveness in the global market. TSMC is one of the main beneficiaries of the Biden administration's chip bill, receiving billions of dollars from the US government in exchange for bringing semiconductor manufacturing to the United States.

In May 2020, TSMC said it would invest $12 billion in building an advanced semiconductor manufacturing plant in Phoenix. In December 2022, the company announced plans to build a second wafer plant in the region, increasing the total investment to $40 billion.

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In April, the US federation said it would provide $6.6 billion in subsidies, and TSMC agreed to increase its US investment by more than 60 percent from $40 billion to more than $65 billion. TSMC will also produce the world's most advanced 2nm chips in the United States.

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TSMC plans to carry out the third phase of the project in Phoenix. The first plant is expected to start mass production in the first half of 2025, directly introducing the 4 nm process, the second plant is expected to start mass production in 2027 and 2028, will use 3 nm and 2 nm technology, and the third plant is expected to start production before 2030, is expected to use 2 nm or more advanced process technology.