TSMC wants to bring in foreign reinforcements to get its Arizona factory running because it claims there aren't enough qualified local workers.

TSMC says the opening of its Arizona chip factory has been delayed due to a shortage of skilled workers. The company says it needs to bring Taiwanese workers to Arizona to get construction back on track. An Arizona union says US jobs are being threatened — and is urging lawmakers to deny the workers’ visas.

  • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】
    0•1 year ago

    “We are now entering a critical phase of handling and installing the most advanced and dedicated equipment,” said TSMC chairman Mark Liu. “However, we are encountering certain challenges as there is an insufficient amount of skilled workers with those specialized expertise required for equipment installation in a semiconductor-grade facility.”

    • Jordan Lund
      2•1 year ago

      Funny how Intel isn’t running into that with their big investments in Arizona and New Mexico, but it looks like they are hitting a more generalized worker shortage with their $20B plant in Ohio.

      Maybe that’s the problem, Intel is snapping them all up? ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ They’re definitely here. We have a couple big campuses in our back yard…

      • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】
        2•1 year ago

        Intel is an American company. TSMC is a Taiwanese company. It’s not surprising that America doesn’t have the personnel to work on proprietary systems manufactured and designed in Taiwan.