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TSMC's debacle in the desert: Missed deadlines and tension among coworkers
Missed deadlines and tension among Taiwanese and American coworkers are plaguing the chip giant’s Phoenix expansion.
U.S. President Joe Biden walks with TSMC CEO C. C. Wei and Chairman Mark Liu during a visit to the Arizona facility in 2022.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/ReduxTSMC insiders told Rest of World the key to the company’s success is an intense, military-style work environment. The site would create thousands of jobs, spur cutting-edge research, and attract more companies on the semiconductor supply chain to move to the U.S. Chips coming out of the plant were expected to power smartphones, 5G base stations, and advanced F-35 fighter jets. In one department, managers sometimes applied what they called “stress tests” by announcing assignments due the same day or week, to make sure the Americans were able to meet tight deadlines and sacrifice personal time like Taiwanese workers, two engineers told Rest of World.
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