On Saturdays, I try to suggest suitable places to move, in case readers are wondering where to retire. But for those who want to work and get into the AI craze, Phoenix is a relative boom town.

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) took another major step in expanding its north Phoenix campus on Tuesday. The company broke ground on its third semiconductor manufacturing fab, or factory, near 43rd Avenue and Dove Valley Road.

TSMC said the third facility will create roughly 6,000 jobs and will manufacture chips using 2 nanometer or even more advanced process technology, with production starting by the end of the decade.

The milestone coincided with a visit from the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, who praised the groundbreaking and expansion of TSMC’s facilities. He said it was part of the Trump administration’s renewed commitment to strengthening the “golden age of American manufacturing.” “We are at TSMC Arizona to celebrate the return of American manufacturing. President Trump’s bold leadership and clear direction are driving companies and jobs back to this country at a record pace,” Lutnick said.

TSMC is the world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer and produces chips for companies including Apple, Intel and Nvidia. “AI is revolutionizing every aspect of the technology stack, and Nvidia AI supercomputers are at the foundation. We’re proud to produce our technology in Arizona, bringing AI infrastructure manufacturing back to America. The administration’s support for U.S. manufacturing makes this possible—and vital—for the next industrial revolution,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia.

https://www.azfamily.com/2025/04/29/tsmc-breaks-ground-third-facility-north-phoenix/

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