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TSMC’s $265B US Expansion: Four New Chip Fabs Planned

William Attardi on July 17, 2026

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co has expanded its investment in US chipmaking capacity, bringing the total planned amount to $265 billion. The chipmaker has earmarked another four fabrication plants as part of the $100 billion package, bringing TSMC’s total US capacity to 10 factories and two packaging facilities. The expansion comes as AI demand continues to stretch TSMC’s capacity, with the company reporting record quarterly profits and raising its capital expenditure forecast to between $60 billion and $64 billion. It comes five months after TSMC announced its first $100 billion investment increase, committing the company to building three additional fabrication plants, two packaging facilities, and a research lab in Phoenix, Arizona. TSMC’s $265B US Expansion: Four New Chip Fabs Planned

TSMC Says It Can’t Meet Chip Demand

William Attardi on June 4, 2026

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturing company, says it will take “a very long time” to meet the current computer chip demand due to AI. CEO C.C. Wei says the ongoing demand for advanced computing and cutting-edge semiconductors will not slow down due to the growth of AI. TSMC recently invested nearly $165 billion to increase manufacturing at it’s U.S. location in Arizona. The investment is expected to play a significant role in supporting U.S. customers over the long term. But, Wei admitted that fully meeting domestic demand through American production alone will take a “very long time.” Business News Today – tEDmag

 

NVIDIA to Invest Up to $500B in AI Data Center Construction in US

William Attardi on May 28, 2026

NVIDIA is working with its manufacturing partners to design and build factories that, for the first time, will produce NVIDIA AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S.NVIDIA Blackwell chips have started production at TSMC’s chip plants in Phoenix, Arizona. NVIDIA is building supercomputer manufacturing plants in Texas, with Foxconn in Houston and with Wistron in Dallas. Mass production at both plants is expected to ramp up in the next 12-15 months. Within the next four years, NVIDIA plans to produce up to half a trillion dollars of AI infrastructure in the United States through partnerships with TSMC, Foxconn, Wistron, Amkor and SPIL. .  NVIDIA AI supercomputers are the engines of a new type of data center created for the sole purpose of processing artificial intelligence — AI factories. NVIDIA to Invest Up to $500B in AI Data Center Construction in US – tEDmag

Nvidia to Increase Spend in Taiwan by $150 Billion

William Attardi on May 28, 2026

Nvidia announced its plan to expand spending on chip manufacturing in Taiwan to $150 billion, up from $10 billion just a few years ago. By the end of the year, Nvidia will have a brand-new office complex called Constellation, and could have as many as  4,000 employees in northern Taipei when it opens by the end of the decade. Right now, Nvidia has about 1,000 employees in Taiwan. Nvidia will design the new AI computer chips. TSMC, the world’s largest chip maker, will manufacture them. As a result, Nvidia will be TSMC’s largest customer, surpassing Apple. Business News Today – tEDmag

Report Shows TSMC Hitting Demand Maximum

William Attardi on March 24, 2026

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is reportedly reaching its limit for supply chain demand, creating bottlenecks for the first time in the company’s history. As demand if AI chips grows, the company that once thought it would never hit capacity is now falling behind. In a report in Reuters, the strain is forcing TSMC to build more facilities by the end of next year. TSMC announced it was struggling with demand earlier this year, as the AI infrastructure grow at a rapid pace. The company is continuing its partnerships with Nvidia and Apple. Business News Today – tEDmag

The Creator of Baby Ruth Actually Sued Babe Ruth –The Baby Ruth candy bar was created by the Curtiss Candy Company in 1920 — the same year that baseball legend Babe Ruth hit a then-record 54 home runs. But the Great Bambino was irked that the company was selling a candy bar with such a similar name to his own without offering him any royalties. Rather than take the Curtiss Candy Company to court, the Sultan of Swat decided to make his own candy bar, and in 1926 he debuted Ruth’s Home Run bar. The Curtiss Candy Company responded by turning the tables and taking Ruth to court. They accused the slugger of trying to steal their trademark and capitalize on the success of their brand. In a 1931 deposition, Curtiss founder Otto Schnering insisted the candy was named after “Baby Ruth” Cleveland — the daughter of President Grover Cleveland.  He also attested that the company came up with the name in 1919 before the baseball player had become a household name and that the name was merely coincidental. While the validity of those claims is disputed to this day, the court nonetheless ruled in favor of the candy company, forcing Ruth to end his foray into the world of candy.