According to @StockMKTNewz, citing the Wall Street Journal, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) spent $197 million at a public auction last week to acquire 900 acres adjacent to its existing Arizona property, reportedly for planned new facilities. According to @StockMKTNewz, citing the Wall Street Journal, the land is directly next to TSMC’s current Arizona site, indicating the purchase is intended to support the company’s planned facility build-out.

According to @StockMKTNewz, The Wall Street Journal reports that Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC, ticker: TSM) is planning a significant expansion in Arizona as part of a potential trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan, source: The Wall Street Journal. The report directly ties the scale-up to trade negotiations, making policy outcomes a key determinant for TSMC’s U.S. manufacturing footprint and future capex timing, source: The Wall Street Journal. Because major ASIC and AI chip production relies on leading foundries, any expansion at TSMC can influence hardware lead times that crypto miners track, including BTC mining ASIC supply chains, source: TSMC corporate disclosures and Reuters industry coverage.