According to media reports, on the afternoon of May 15, local time, an explosion occurred at TSMC's Phoenix, Arizona, factory, causing at least one person to be seriously injured. The fire brigade went to the rescue after the factory reported dangerous and harmful substances.

The report quoted the Phoenix Fire Department as saying that three local fire brigades were dispatched to TSMC's Fab 21 plant near Dove Valley and 43rd Avenue at 2:30 p.m.

According to reports, details are very limited at present. According to local fire officials, the seriously injured person was a man working at the construction site. At present, the cause of the explosion is also unclear.

TSMC's Arizona plant has been accused of mistreating workers and has drawn serious attention from engineers and industry insiders over the poor treatment of countless workers. There are reports that the company's longstanding culture of overtime, brutal management style and poor treatment of its engineers at its Taiwanese factories have been inappropriately transferred to American workers, leading to workers now leaving the company due to perceived mistreatment. new factory.

TSMC has been a major beneficiary of the Biden administration's Chip Act, receiving billions of dollars in funding from the U.S. government in exchange for bringing semiconductor manufacturing to American soil. The geopolitical conflict has raised concerns in the United States that it could harm its ability to purchase TSMC chips. Therefore, the U.S. government has been actively seeking TSMC to build wafer factories in the United States.

In May 2020, TSMC stated that it would invest US$12 billion in Phoenix, USA, to build an advanced semiconductor manufacturing plant. In December 2022, the company announced plans to build a second fab in the region, increasing total investment to $40 billion. In early April this year, the U.S. federal government said it would provide TSMC with a US$6.6 billion grant subsidy. With this support, TSMC agreed to increase its investment in the United States by more than 60% from US$40 billion to more than US$65 billion. In addition, TSMC will also produce the world's most advanced 2nm chips in the United States.

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