(1) a Taiwanese pastor (Christian) told me that a large (?) number of Taiwanese are expected to move to Phoenix to work at this plant; he is helping to launch a new church in the area
(2) quite a bit of chip plants being planned in the USA - particularly Texas.
From 2023 story at
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/20/tex...lion-investment-from-samsung-and-ti.html(Not my preferred news source, but …)
Some excerpts:
On a 1,200-acre plot of land in a small town 30 miles north of Austin, Texas, South Korean giant Samsung is spending $17 billion to build a semiconductor fabrication plant.
Four hours north by car, in the city of Sherman, Texas (north of Dallas) Instruments is at the early stages of a $30 billion project, the largest new chip investment in Texas.
Since the $52 billion CHIPS and Science Act was first introduced in 2020, more than 50 new U.S. semiconductor projects have been announced totaling over $210 billion. More than $61 billion of that’s in Texas, with six projects expected to create more than 8,000 jobs.
Samsung, Texas Instruments, Infineon, GlobalWafers, NXP, X-FAB and Applied Materials have all ramped up Texas operations in recent months. Apple and Amazon are also designing some of their custom chips in Texas.
When it comes to new chip investments, Arizona leads with a $20 billion fab coming from Intel and a $40 billion site from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s top advanced chipmaker. However, Texas has the highest number of total fabs and is a close second for new investments.
