According to the firm's recent study, the costs of wafers at TSMC's Fab 21 near Phoenix, Arizona, are only about 10% higher than those of similar wafers processed in Taiwan.

As Wccftech notes, TSMC’s Arizona fab, known as Fab 21, appears to be nearing capacity, with about 15,000 wafers being produced monthly and 24,000 viewed as its capacity.

A 2nm-capable wafer fab will come with a $28 billion tag, up to 50% more costly than 3nm The costs of producing 2nm chips By Erika Morphy December 24, 2023, 10:07 17 comments ...

SkyWater's $1B Fab-25 deal aims to boost Wafer Services revenues, scale chip output and expand U.S. foundry capacity.

Intel Corp. is reportedly producing initial runs of its most advanced chips ever produced, the 18A wafers, at its Chandler factory, suggesting that the company’s new fabs at its Ocotillo plant ...

The increased wafer diameter also fits 2.3 times as many chips per wafer as the smaller offering. The company successfully manufactured the wafers at its existing power fab in Villach, Austria ...

TSMC's goal of having its 2nd fab operational and put into production before the end of 2027, with the new Kumamoto Fab 2 plant to make 6nm semiconductor wafers in Japan.