Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is facing significant challenges with its expansion in Phoenix, Arizona. The new chip plant, which is still under construction with incomplete manufacturing facilities and covers an area equivalent to 625 football fields, was originally slated to open in 2024. It has been marred by cultural clashes and alleged worker abuses. Taiwanese employees have expressed culture shock, noting the vast differences in lifestyle and environment between Taiwan and suburban Arizona. Additionally, there have been serious concerns raised about the company's labor practices at this location.
Inside TSMC’s struggle to build a chip factory in the U.S. suburbs https://t.co/rLEbHm4WJk
Apple partner TSMC faces significant barriers that impede the Arizona chip fabrication facility's progress, and the culture clash between US and Taiwanese employees doesn't seem to be getting better. https://t.co/P3wLjx3nlY
Wow, this is quite the story... ...$TSMC’s debacle in the American desert: https://t.co/oFlisoUiAZ
$TSM and the struggle in Arizona. This is going to be very interesting to watch Next to the office building are the incomplete manufacturing facilities. Originally slated to open in 2024the entire complex will cover 1,100 acres, or the equivalent of 625 football fields. 1/🧵
read the TSMC Arizona article and am getting more of a “Boeing engineer starts at SpaceX” vibe than a “irreconcilable culture shock” situation
TSMC's labor practices draw serious concern in Arizona — the company's new chip plant allegedly struck by worker abuses https://t.co/zSvGotpJVY https://t.co/pgIzq1t0EP
Taiwanese TSMC employees describe the culture shock of life in suburban Arizona. “Everything is so big in America,” said one engineer. He recounted his wife summarizing her impression of the US: “Great mountains, great rivers, and great boredom.” https://t.co/9qEUq7u0rn
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Excellent, at times amusing, article on the ongoing development of the Arizona TSMC plant https://t.co/dGr2Cm0yU6
Inside TSMC’s Phoenix, Arizona expansion struggles - Rest of World https://t.co/YWBMyChuGU