Commerce Department has finally agreed to release $6.6 billion to help fund the Phoenix plant being built by TSMC. Trump has criticized the plan.

TSMC secured a $6.6 billion US subsidy to expand its Phoenix chip production facilities, including advanced 2-nanometre technology.

The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it has finalized a $6.6 billion government subsidy for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's U.S. unit for semiconductor production in Phoenix, Arizona.

TSMC will get a big chunk of its megabillion award from the White House to support its new Arizona factory by the end of this year.

The Biden administration said on Friday that it had completed an agreement to award Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company up to $6.6 billion in grants, as federal officials race to put in place their plans to boost U.

As part of the deal, TSMC agreed to invest about $65 billion to expand operations in Phoenix, in order to build its most advanced chips. It also agreed to limit stock buybacks for

The White House on Friday announced it had finalized an agreement with a major semiconductor manufacturer to invest billions of dollars in facilities in Arizona as President Biden looks to cement parts of his legislative legacy before leaving office in January.