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Delayed again, trucker death, blaming American workers, labor shortage, toxic management, environmental and safety concerns... Will TSMC Arizona be the next Foxconn Wisconsin?
The Taiwanese chip giant has been beset with challenges in its efforts to increase its manufacturing footprint in the US.
While the Biden administration is delighted with the economic development this level of job creation brings, particularly in an election year, many industry experts have voiced concerns over whether the US has the capacity to fulfil such skilled roles. According to GlobalData Thematic Intelligence senior analyst Mike Orme, TSMC is under increasing pressure from Apple, among others, to diversify faster and further away from Taiwan where it has the majority of its operations to avoid future supply chain problems as experienced post pandemic. Taiwan has a number of problems that may affect its ability to ensure a continuous supply chain, not least the risk of earthquakes, a proneness to drought (the chips industry requires vast amounts of water) along with the China invasion, sabotage or blockade threat.
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